Behave and Contrive

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Behave verb - To manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way.

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Contrive and behave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Behave".

Nearby Words: behavior, behaving

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Behave and contrive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Behave" instead a verb "Contrive".

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