Defn: Of or pertaining to machines.
MACHINATE
Mach"i*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Machinated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Machinating.] Etym: [L. machinatus, p. p. of machinari to devise,
plot. See Machine.]
Defn: To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. "How long will you machinate!" Sandys.
MACHINATE
Mach"i*nate, v. t.
Defn: To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
MACHINATION
Mach`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. machinatio: cf. F. machination.]
1. The act of machinating. Shak.
2. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot. Devilish machinations come to naught. Milton. His ingenious machinations had failed. Macaulay.
MACHINATOR
Mach"i*na`tor, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer. Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.