Contrive and Make

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

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Make is a synonym for contrive in invent topic. In some cases you can use "Make" instead a verb "Contrive", when it comes to topics like construct.

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

Usage example: will you help me make the dough for the cookies?

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Contrive is a synonym for make in construct topic. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

love	contrive love	make love
way	contrive way	make way

If you're lucky, events can contrive to make this game-ending depending on your fortress design and how close other dwarves are to being over the edge themselves.

Source: Despair Event Horizon / Video Games
No Celebrities Were Harmed Now, Let Me Carry You: More often than not, circumstances would contrive to make a weakened Underdog lose access to his ring, requiring Polly to find it or otherwise protect him in the second act.

Source: Western Animation / Underdog
See also Coitus Ensues, but do not confuse the two: this trope is for when situations contrive to make two people fall in love, the other for sexual romance that comes about by halting the rest of the plot.

Source: Romance Ensues

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