Definition of Contrive
Contrive
con·trive
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to deliberately bring about a situation using particular effort or skill, to make plans or schemes in order to achieve some outcome;
e.g. They began to contrive a scheme to remove her from her position of power.
(verb)
to create or form an object through clever or skillful means;
e.g. He used crude tools to contrive a beautiful sculpture.
(verb)
to manage to bring about a particular situation, e.g. to execute a strategy with some difficulty, or to cause something to happen as a consequence of one's foolish actions;
e.g. I don't know how they contrive to make the same mistakes again and again.
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