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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
machinate /ˈmakɪneɪt, ˈmaʃ-/

▶verb plot or scheme.

– derivatives
machination noun,
machinator noun.

– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as machination): from L. machinat-, machinari ‘contrive’, from machina (see machine).

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