Contrive and Start

Contrive

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

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

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Start

Start verb - To be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of.
Usage example: started the impressionist movement in art

Contrive and start are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Start".

Common collocations

plot contrive plot start plot
line contrive line start line
way contrive way start way
plan contrive plan start plan
Other words: times.
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