Contrive and Shape

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

Usage example: the mischievous boys were always contriving and trying to pull the prank that would be the talk of the school

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Shape is a synonym for contrive in construct topic. In some cases you can use "Shape" instead a verb "Contrive".

Shape verb - To work out the details of (something) in advance.

Usage example: over the winter the committee shaped the company's new marketing strategy

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

Nearby Words: shaped, shapeless, shapely, shaping

plot	contrive plot	shape plot
way	contrive way	shape way

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