εξυφαίνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• engineer noun A person professionally trained to design, build, or maintain machines, structures, or systems.
• scheme noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.

Senses

εξυφαίνω is used for these senses in English:

• engineer To plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile; to finagle, to wangle.
• engineer (rare) To work as an engineer.
• scheme (transitive) To plan; to contrive; to manuever.

engineer — full definition

1. noun A person professionally trained to design, build, or maintain machines, structures, or systems.
2. noun A person who operates an engine, especially the driver of a train (chiefly US) or the operator of a ship's engine room.
3. verb To design, build, or carefully arrange something using skill and planning.

scheme — full definition

1. noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.
2. noun A secret or dishonest plan intended to trick someone or gain an advantage.
3. verb To plan something secretly or deviously.

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