verb
- to scheme or plot, especially in a crafty or underhanded way
Usage: formal
Examples
- The corrupt official machinates behind closed doors to secure the contract.
- She machinates against her rivals to gain control of the company.
- The villain machinates throughout the novel to overthrow the king.
- Political enemies often machinate to undermine each other’s campaigns.
- He machinates constantly, always looking for ways to advance his position.
- The group machinates in secret to change the organization’s leadership.