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contrive
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Verb
  • put or send forth
    • She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
    • The setting sun threw long shadows
    • cast a spell
    • cast a warm light
  • come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
    • excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
  • make or work out a plan for; devise
    • They contrived to murder their boss
    • design a new sales strategy
    • plan an attack
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