contrive

Meaning

Verb

• To invent by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise
• To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
• To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
• To spend (time, or a period).

Related

Similar words

• becast
• cast about

Origin

• From Middle English contreve ("to invent"), from Old French controver (Modern French controuver), from trover (French trouver).