machinating

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machinating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Machinated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Machinating.] [L. machinatus, p. p. of
     machinari to devise, plot. See Machine.]
     To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose
     of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. "How long will
     you machinate!" --Sandys.
     [1913 Webster]