Compass and Machinate

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Compass verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.

Usage example: the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king

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Machinate and compass are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Machinate" instead a verb "Compass".

Nearby Words: compassion, compassed, compassing

Machinate verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.

Usage example: a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen

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Compass and machinate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compass" instead a verb "Machinate".

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