contrive
(verb)
verb
1. make or work out a plan for; devise
- They contrived to murder their boss
Similar word(s): design, plan, project
Definition categories: creation
2. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
Similar word(s): devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent
Definition categories: creation
3. put or send forth