Māch'i-nāte, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. MACHINATED; p. pr. & vb. n. MACHINATING.] [Lat. machinari, machinatus, It. macchinare, Pr. machinar, Sp. & Pg. maquinar, Fr. machiner. See MACHINE.] To plan; to contrive; to form, as a plot or a scheme.