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contrive

verb
/kənˈtɹaɪv/

Etymology

From Middle English contreve (“to invent”), from Old French controver (Modern French controuver), from trover (“to find”) (French trouver).

  1. derived from controver
  2. inherited from contreve

Definitions

  1. To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity

    To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise

    • […]I cannot bear the idea of two young women traveling post by themselves. It is highly improper. You must contrive to send somebody.
    • Neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught against his life.
    • With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze.

  2. To invent, to make devices

    To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.

  3. To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To spend (time, or a period).

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Derived

contrivable, contrivance, contrived, contrivement, contriver, precontrive, recontrive, uncontriving

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at contrive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at contrive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at contrive

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA