meaning of contrive
1. To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.
2. To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
3. come up with an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of
">light"
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