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architettare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contrive verb To plan or invent something using skill and cleverness.
  • devise verb To work out or invent a plan, method, or system through careful thought.
  • mastermind noun A person of exceptional intelligence, especially one who plans something complex.
  • plan noun A set of intended actions worked out in advance to achieve a goal.
  • plot noun The sequence of events that make up a story, especially the way they are connected.

Senses

architettare is used for these senses in English:

  • devise (transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
  • mastermind (transitive) To act in the role of mastermind.
  • plan (transitive) To create a plan for.
  • plot (transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).

contrive — full definition

  1. verb To plan or invent something using skill and cleverness.
  2. verb To make something up as you go, often working out the details through improvisation.
  3. verb (dated) To throw out or cast, as light is thrown from its source.
  4. verb (dated) To pass or spend a period of time.

devise — full definition

  1. verb To work out or invent a plan, method, or system through careful thought.
  2. verb To leave real estate to someone in a will.
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