· arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"
Synonym(s): organize, organise, prepare, devise, get_up
Hypernym(s): initiate, pioneer
· engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
Synonym(s): conspire, cabal, complot, conjure
Hypernym(s): plot