• (v. i.) To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. • (v. t.) To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/machinate/
Mach'i·nate intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Machinated ; present participle & verbal noun Machinating .] [ Latin machinatus , past participle of machinari to devise, plot. See Machine .] To plan; to ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/2