When you contrive, you make a plan or a plot. It may take you longer to contrive your way out of doing your homework than would to actually do it.
To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.
Verb
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
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"
Verb
make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
v. t.
To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to
invent; to design; to plan.
v. i.
To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme;
to plot.
Contrive
What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of the universe than infinite wisdom.
neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life.
Contrive
The Fates with traitors do contrive.
Thou hast contrived against th very life Of the defendant.
To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.
To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
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