machinate
英 [ˈmæʃ.ɪ.neɪt]
美 [ˈmæk.ə.neɪt]
- vi. 策划；图谋不轨
- vt. 策划；图谋
英语词源
- machinate (v.)
- "lay plots, intrigue," c. 1600, a back-formation from machination, or else from Latin machinatus, past participle of machinari (see machination). Related: Machinated; machinating; machinator.