Verb: machinate 'ma-ku,neyt or 'ma-shu,neyt
- Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
"The rebels machinated to overthrow the government";
- conspire, cabal, complot [archaic]
- Arrange by systematic planning and united effort
"machinate a plot";
- organize, organise [Brit], prepare, devise, get up
Derived forms: machinated, machinates, machinating