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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MACHINATE

From Latin māchinārī to plan, from māchinamachine.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MACHINATE

machinate  [ˈmækɪˌneɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MACHINATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Machinate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb machinate in English.

WHAT DOES MACHINATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of machinate in the English dictionary

The definition of machinate in the dictionary is to contrive, plan, or devise.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MACHINATE

PRESENT

Present
I machinate
you machinate
he/she/it machinates
we machinate
you machinate
they machinate
Present continuous
I am machinating
you are machinating
he/she/it is machinating
we are machinating
you are machinating
they are machinating
Present perfect
I have machinated
you have machinated
he/she/it has machinated
we have machinated
you have machinated
they have machinated
Present perfect continuous
I have been machinating
you have been machinating
he/she/it has been machinating
we have been machinating
you have been machinating
they have been machinating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I machinated
you machinated
he/she/it machinated
we machinated
you machinated
they machinated
Past continuous
I was machinating
you were machinating
he/she/it was machinating
we were machinating
you were machinating
they were machinating
Past perfect
I had machinated
you had machinated
he/she/it had machinated
we had machinated
you had machinated
they had machinated
Past perfect continuous
I had been machinating
you had been machinating
he/she/it had been machinating
we had been machinating
you had been machinating
they had been machinating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will machinate
you will machinate
he/she/it will machinate
we will machinate
you will machinate
they will machinate
Future continuous
I will be machinating
you will be machinating
he/she/it will be machinating
we will be machinating
you will be machinating
they will be machinating
Future perfect
I will have machinated
you will have machinated
he/she/it will have machinated
we will have machinated
you will have machinated
they will have machinated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been machinating
you will have been machinating
he/she/it will have been machinating
we will have been machinating
you will have been machinating
they will have been machinating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would machinate
you would machinate
he/she/it would machinate
we would machinate
you would machinate
they would machinate
Conditional continuous
I would be machinating
you would be machinating
he/she/it would be machinating
we would be machinating
you would be machinating
they would be machinating
Conditional perfect
I would have machinate
you would have machinate
he/she/it would have machinate
we would have machinate
you would have machinate
they would have machinate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been machinating
you would have been machinating
he/she/it would have been machinating
we would have been machinating
you would have been machinating
they would have been machinating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you machinate
we let´s machinate
you machinate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to machinate
Past participle
machinated
Present Participle
machinating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MACHINATE


cachinnate
ˈkækɪˌneɪt
catkinate
ˈkætkɪˌneɪt
contaminate
kənˈtæmɪˌneɪt
coordinate
kəʊˈɔːdɪˌneɪt
discriminate
dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt
disseminate
dɪˈsɛmɪˌneɪt
dominate
ˈdɒmɪˌneɪt
echinate
ˈɛkɪˌneɪt
eliminate
ɪˈlɪmɪˌneɪt
fascinate
ˈfæsɪˌneɪt
hallucinate
həˈluːsɪˌneɪt
illuminate
ɪˈluːmɪˌneɪt
indoctrinate
ɪnˈdɒktrɪˌneɪt
laminate
ˈlæmɪˌneɪt
marinate
ˈmærɪˌneɪt
nominate
ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt
originate
əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt
rejuvenate
rɪˈdʒuːvɪˌneɪt
terminate
ˈtɜːmɪˌneɪt
urinate
ˈjʊərɪˌneɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MACHINATE

machinability
machinable
machination
machinator
machine
machine age
machine bolt
machine code
machine error
machine gun
machine gunned
machine gunner
machine gunning
machine head
machine intelligence
machine language
machine learning
machine moulding
machine operator
machine readable

WORDS THAT END LIKE MACHINATE

alginate
aluminate
caseinate
combinate
culminate
determinate
donate
exterminate
germinate
indeterminate
indiscriminate
inordinate
insubordinate
ordinate
paginate
predominate
procrastinate
ruminate
subordinate
succinate
vaccinate

Synonyms and antonyms of machinate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MACHINATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «machinate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of machinate

Translation of «machinate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MACHINATE

Find out the translation of machinate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of machinate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «machinate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

machinate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maquinar
570 millions of speakers

English

machinate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कपट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

machinate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

козни
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maquinar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিসন্ধি করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

machiner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Machinate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machinate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

たくらむ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

machinate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Machinate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

âm mưu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சதி வேலை செய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मारहाण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kumpas kurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

macchinare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

machinate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підступи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

machinate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

machinate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bewerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

machinate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

machinate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of machinate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MACHINATE»

The term «machinate» is normally little used and occupies the 134.514 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MACHINATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «machinate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «machinate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about machinate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MACHINATE»

Discover the use of machinate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to machinate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Neutron Picasso
A machinate, one of the young officers from the ship, has stolen ashore. An Outsider is walking in our midst! We do not deter the machinate or wish it harm, though its manner frightens many. Under short black hair, resolve peers from sober ...
Michael Carin, 1989
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Okinawa: the last battle
Douglas, 2-4, 19 MacDonnell, Sgt. Theodore R., 226 Machinate, 16, 103, 192-93, 236, 238, 245, 405-06, 412, 420-21 Machinate airfield, 13, 16, 209, 214, 218, 260 , 267-68, 302, 431 Machinate Inlet, 184, 187, 190-91, 198, 202, 207, 219 ...
Roy Edgar Appleman
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Oxford Dictionary of English
macaroon. F. machinate. – origin early 19th cent.: so named because the orange crest was thought to resemble the hairstyle of dandies known as macaronies (see MACARONI). macaroon /ˌmakəˈruːn/ 7noun a light biscuit made with egg ...
Angus Stevenson, 2010
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
M. McCoy it/s.th. is (not) the real McCoy Jakob: das/ etw. ist (ja nun) (nicht) der wahre Jakob wahr: das/etw. ist (auch/nun/...) (nicht) das Wahre machinate to machinate (against s.o.) Ränke: Ränke schmieden/(spinnen) (gegen jn.) machinations ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
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A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for ...
... with him, and he submit to jour terms, the supreme authority is it is still but the nation's power, and what nation ever usurped over iisiifr)yet by what law ol God, or niau, is it lawful for such a common person as you are to machinate ag«>nst it?
‎1816
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The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style
M- machinate The older pronunciation of this word is (mak'a-nat'), with the ch pronounced like (k), as it is in other English words derived from Greek such as archetype, bronchus, and echo. The pronunciation (mash'a-nat'), with the ch ...
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005
7
Voice Lessons: Violence, Voice, and Interiority in Middle ...
supplicants in these miracles believe very strongly in miraculous intervention, so strongly that, unwilling to pray and patiently wait for a miracle, they machinate to have more intimate access to and immediate control over miraculous power—to ...
Gina Brandolino, 2007
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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
See MASSACRE, para machination. See para 2 of: machine (n, hence adj and v), whence machinery and machinist (imm from EF-F machiniste); machinate, machination, machinator; mechanic, adj (now always in extn mechanical), hence 'a ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
9
A Vocabulary English and Greek: Arranged Systematically, to ...
Q*l£) term, a term of time; псрх; terminus; German termin; English term, termin- nate, Sec. yp eido, to perceive, to know; ttba, tthct; video; idea, ideal; German idee, &c. ÎOD mechin, hifih. from Y2 chen, to prepare, to machinate; иу%хщ, рщu. иaa, ...
Nathaniel Howard, 1810
10
Parent's Guide to Standardized Tests for Grades 3-5
Take turns with your child substituting the word machinate into a regular sentence. The other player has to guess what the word machinate means in that sentence. For instance, you might say. "I like my hamburgers with pickles, lettuce, tomato, ...
Cynthia Johnson, Drew Johnson, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MACHINATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term machinate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Editorial: Barack Obama and the Uncertain Future of Black Freedom
... claiming commitment to "criminal justice reform" allows a country to machinate without guilt. A country committed to reformation in its criminal ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
2
Robots Unplugged: Will We Face a Man-Machine Conflict?
... bring a sense of parity among conscious beings, who are able to think and process and judge and decide and machinate and act accordingly ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
My Place: Where Knox meets Maroondah
Great photo opportunity, if only I could machinate my smartphone in time. The bushland along the pebbled walking track that follows the creek ... «The Age, Jul 15»
4
Who's Responsible for Janhavi Gadkar?
Since, she's lost her trial by media, even if she, like other privileged people before here, manages to out-machinate the law. Shouldn't someone ... «iDiva.com, Jun 15»
5
A democratic embarrassment
But that leaves plenty of legislative detail, if the Lib Dems machinate wisely, for the two parties to find common cause over. For example, though ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
6
In "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken", Game of Thrones mocks the …
But as Queen mother, whose regency has no basis in law, all she can do is machinate and manipulate the forces around her. The strike at the ... «Boing Boing, May 15»
7
Britain must act now to bring Iran in from the cold
Critics on all sides have until the end of June to lobby, manoeuvre and machinate for its undoing. There can be no doubt they will try. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
8
Sri Lanka promotes former general who defeated Tigers to field …
... convicted by the government of former President Machinate Rajapaksa of offences ranging from corruption to engaging in politics in uniform. «TODAYonline, Mar 15»
9
Somali Lawmakers Scrambling for Disbanding Government
This means “if I fail to get appointed, I will influence my colleagues in the parliament to machinate a plot to oust such government. «somalicurrent, Jan 15»
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'Selma's Ava DuVernay Deserves the Golden Globe for Best Director …
King and her other characters, a collection of loquacious civil rights pioneers, machinate their cause's every move as if they were Sorkin ... «Bustle, Jan 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Machinate [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/machinate>. May 2024 ».
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