Verb: contrive kun'trIv
- Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"contrive a way to measure the speed of light";
- invent, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
- Put or send forth
"contrive a spell";
- project, cast, throw
Derived forms: contrived, contrives, contriving
Type of: create by mental act, create mentally, direct, send
Encyclopedia: Contrive