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Definition of Contrives

Contrive
Contrive Con*trive", v. i. To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot. The Fates with traitors do contrive. --Shak. Thou hast contrived against th very life Of the defendant. --Shak.
Contrive
Contrive Con*trive", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Contrived; p. pr. & vb. n. Contriving.] [OE. contriven, contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver; con- + trouver to find. See Troubadour, trover.] To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan. What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom. --Tillotson. neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life. --Hawthorne. Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot; concert; hatch.

Meaning of Contrives from wikipedia

- Contrive are a heavy metal band from Melbourne, Australia formed in 1999. Their musical style has been compared to that of Sepultura. The band consists...
- to collect the insurance money and leave the country. Stephanie later contrives to meet with Emily, who confirms the story. The sisters fled separately...
- invaded England. Elizabeth asked Paulet, Mary's final custodian, if he would contrive a clandestine way to "shorten the life" of Mary, which he refused to do...
- Netherlands, and Indonesia) is derived from the Latin words ingeniare ("to contrive, devise") and ingenium ("cleverness"). The foundational qualifications...
- Sinclair’s house never got to Scotland Yard as intended. Cambridge Police contrive James's resignation. John receives a cryptic phone call from James, leading...
- returned 1945 HMT Contender Feb 1940 Minesweeper, returned, Oct 1945 HMT Contrive May 1940 Mobile wiping unit, returned Feb 1946 HMT Controller Jan 1940...
- incidents into herding goats in the middle of the desert. In the end, Najeeb contrives a hazardous scheme to escape his desert prison. Penguin Books India's...
- the strike (also shepherd the strike or farm the bowling) of a batter, contrive to receive the majority of the balls bowled, usually because they are the...
- Bradshaw, Peter (22 May 2024). "Parthenope reviewPaolo Sorrentino contrives a facile, bikini-clad self-parody". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2024...
- not leave Triple J by his choosing. Haug also plays drums with outfit Contrive, which also features his identical twin brother Paul Haug on lead vocals/guitar...