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.
Mach"i*nate (?), v. t. To
contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.