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machinate (v.)
[machinate 词源字典]
"lay plots, intrigue," c. 1600, a back-formation from
machination
, or else from Latin
machinatus
, past participle of
machinari
(see
machination
). Related:
Machinated
;
machinating
;
machinator
.
[machinate etymology, machinate origin, 英语词源]