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contrive

con.trive \k*n-'tri-v\ vb [ME controven, contreven, fr. MF controver, fr. 
   LL controp]are to compare 1a: DEVISE, PLAN  1b: to fabricate as a work of 
   art or ingenuity  2: to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty  : to 
   make schemes  - con.triv.er n