What does machinate mean?
Machinate means (ambitransitive) To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire..
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/ˈmækɪneɪt/ · verb
(ambitransitive) To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire..
Had she already managed to machinate a cushy job for her husband?
Use machinate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Machinate means (ambitransitive) To devise a plot or secret plan; to conspire..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Had she already managed to machinate a cushy job for her husband?
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