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"Contrive"
Keywords:
devise
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invent
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excogitate
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priciple
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ingenuity
Related Terms:
Devise
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Scheme
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Contrivance
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Plan
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Design
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Conceptualization
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Strategy
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Concept development
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Ingenuity
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Design
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Plan
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Strategic plan
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Brainstorming
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Plan
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Aim
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Rationale
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Elaboration
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Tactic
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Conceptual art
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Tactic
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Creative
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Tactics
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Blueprint
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Plan
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Strategic
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Ingenious
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Conception
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Operational planning
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Invention
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Strategic plan
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Paradigm
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Concepts
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Tactics
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Creativity
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Game plan
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Purpose
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Activity theory
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Champion
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Strategic planning
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Game theory
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Brainstorm
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Endeavor
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Concept
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Creative thinking
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Charrette
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Strategic objective
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Obstacle
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Formalism
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Design
To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.
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To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to plot.
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make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
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come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
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to devise; to plan; to invent or build in an artistic or ingenious manner
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threw
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flashlight
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shadows
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corner
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beam
put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"
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