contrive (v.)
- angle
- arrange
- beget
- breed
- bring
- calculate
- cast
- clear
- cogitate
- coin
- collogue
- collude
- conceive
- concert
- concoct
- connive
- conspire
- design
- develop
- devise
- discover
- effect
- elaborate
- elicit
- engender
- engineer
- evoke
- evolve
- fabricate
- fare
- fashion
- figure
- finagle
- forecast
- formulate
- frame
- generate
- gerrymander
- get
- handle
- hatch
- improvise
- induce
- inspire
- instigate
- intend
- intrigue
- invent
- jockey
- lead
- machinate
- make
- manage
- maneuver
- manipulate
- manufacture
- mature
- mint
- motivate
- move
- negotiate
- obtain
- organize
- originate
- plot
- prearrange
- procreate
- procure
- program
- project
- provoke
- rationalize
- rig
- schedule
- schematize
- scheme
- shape
- spawn
- swing
- systematize
- wangle
He [Hampden] had a head to contrive, a tongue to persuade, and a hand to execute any mischief.
In every deed of mischief he had a heart to resolve, a head to contrive, and a hand to execute.
