I.v. dep. a. [machina], to contrive skilfully, to devise, design, frame, invent (class).
I. 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.—
II. 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.—
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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).
