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Showing words for CONTRIVE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Contrive

contrive, iconvert, invector

7 Letter Words for Contrive

cerotin, cointer, convert, convite, cortine, corvine, cotrine, cretion, evictor, noticer, rection, vection, ventric

6 Letter Words for Contrive

centro, cinter, citron, coiner, conite, conter, cornet, cortin, corven, corvet, covent, covert, covine, covite, cretin, crinet, cronet, cronie, crotin, enviro, erotic, invect, invert, nocive, noetic, norice, norite, notice, novice, octine, orcein, orcine, oretic, orient, ortive, recoin, renvoi, roncet, tercio, tonier, tricon, vector, victor, vinter, virent, voicer

5 Letter Words for Contrive

ceint, centi, cento, cerin, cetin, citer, civet, coner, conte, contr, corni, corve, coven, cover, covet, covin, crine, crone, envoi, evict, iconv, incor, inert, inter, intro, iortn, irone, necro, nicer, niter, nitro, noire, norie, norit, noter, oncer, oncet, ontic, orcin, orvet, overt, ovine, recit, recon, recti, recto, retin, riven, rivet, ronte, roven, rovet, tecon, tenio, tenor, ticer, tirve, tiver, toner, tonic, toric, torve, trice, trine, troic, tronc, trone, trove, viner, vinet, vireo, viron, vitro, voice, voter

4 Letter Words for Contrive

cent, cern, cero, cert, ceti, cine, cion, cire, cite, cito, cive, coin, coir, coit, cone, coni, cont, conv, core, corn, cort, corv, cote, cove, crin, crit, econ, ecto, ento, entr, eric, erin, etic, eton, icer, icon, incr, inro, into, intr, invt, iron, iter, neti, nevi, nevo, nice, nito, noir, nore, nori, note, oeci, oint, once, oner, otic, oven, over, rect, rein, reit, reno, rent, rice, rine, riot, rite, rive, rivo, roin, roit, rone, ront, rotc, rote, roti, rove, tern, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tire, tone, torc, tore, tori, torn, trie, trin, trio, tron, vein, vent, veri, vert, veto, vice, vier, vine, vino, vint, vite, voce, voet, vote

3 Letter Words for Contrive

cen, ceo, cer, cie, cir, cit, civ, con, cor, cot, cro, crt, cte, ctn, cto, ctr, eco, ect, eir, enc, env, eon, ern, ert, etc, ice, inc, int, inv, ion, ire, ive, nco, nei, neo, net, nie, nit, nor, not, nov, oct, oer, oie, one, oni, ont, orc, ore, ort, otc, rct, rec, rei, rev, rie, rin, rio, rit, riv, roc, roe, roi, ron, rot, rte, rti, tec, ten, ter, tic, tie, tin, toc, toe, toi, ton, tor, tov, tri, vcr, vei, ver, vet, vic, vie, vin, voc, voe, von, vor

Definitions for Contrive

[1] to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
[2] to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like; manage: He contrived to gain their votes.
[3] to plot (evil, treachery, etc.).
[4] to form designs; plan.
[5] to plot.
[6] (tr) to manage (something or to do something), esp by means of a trick; engineer he contrived to make them meet
[7] (tr) to think up or adapt ingeniously or elaborately he contrived a new mast for the boat
[8] to plot or scheme (treachery, evil, etc)

Words related to Contrive

improvise, concoct, fabricate, devise, manipulate, manufacture, plot, fashion, handle, form, formulate, make, move, construct, project, vamp, wangle, plan, frame, hatch

Words nearby Contrive

contributory, contributory negligence, contrite, contrition, contrivance, contrive, contrived, control, control account, control board, control center

Origin of Contrive

1275–1325; Middle English contreven < Middle French contreuv-, tonic stem of controver to devise, invent, Old French: to decide, agree upon < Late Latin contropāre to compare, equivalent to con- con- + *tropāre (> French trouver to find; see trover); development of vowel unclear

Other words from Contrive

con·triv·a·ble , adjective
con·triv·er , noun
pre·con·trive , verb, pre·con·trived, pre·con·triv·ing.
un·con·triv·ing , adjective

Word origin for Contrive

C14: from Old French controver, from Late Latin contropāre to represent by figures of speech, compare, from Latin com- together + tropus figure of speech, trope

Synonyms for Contrive

concoct, devise, dream up, fabricate, improvise, manipulate, construct, create, engineer, fashion, forge, form, formulate, frame, handle, hatch, make, manufacture, move, plan, plot, project, rig, scheme, vamp, wangle, come up with, cook up, make up, throw together, trump up, whip up