verb deponent transitive

māchĭnor

2nd PP māchĭnārī · 3rd PP māchĭnātus · conj. 1st

to contrive skilfully, to devise, design, frame, invent

to contrive skilfully, to devise, design, frame, invent (class).

incredibile est, quantā operā machinata natura sit, Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149: qui… in general ••

In gen.: incredibile est, quantā operā machinata natura sit, Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149: qui haec machinatus est, id. Univ. 3: haec duo musici machinati ad voluptatem sunt, versum atque cantum, id. de Or. 3, 44, 174: quod machiner inveniamque, Lucr. 3, 944; cf. Vitr. 1, 6 med.—

to contrive artfully, to scheme, plot in particular ••

In partic., to contrive artfully, to scheme, plot, = μηχανᾶσθαι: aliquam machinabor machinam, Unde aurum efficiam amanti erili, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 2, 54: aliquam astutiam corde, id. Capt. 3, 3, 15; 16; id. Cas. 2, 4, 22: aliud quiddam, Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 15: inimico exitum, Auct. Her. 2, 19, 28; cf.: sibi nefariam pestem, Cic. N. D. 3, 26, 66: necem alicui, Liv. 1, 51, 1: perniciem alicui, Sall. C. 18: pestem in aliquem, Cic. Cat. 1, 1, 2.—

artificial intransitive •

Neutr. (post-class.): adversus aliquem, Dig. 4, 3, 1, § 3.—Part. perf. māchĭnātus, a, um, in pass. signif.: quae (sol, luna, etc.) ni machinata versarentur, skilfully arranged, adjusted, Vitr. 10, 1: cum machinato strepitu tonitruum, artificial, Sall. ap. Macr. S. 2, 9, and ap. Non. 180, 22 (Hist. 2, 23, 3 Dietsch); App. de Mundo, p. 67: indicium a P. Autronio machinatum, contrived, planned, devised, Sall. C. 48, 7: regis cura machinata fames, id. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 792 P. (Hist. 3, 34 Dietsch).

Perseus ID: n27477 Key: machinor