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Contrive

kənˈtrʌɪv

Contrive definitions
verb
contrive contrived contrives contriving
  1. create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice

    "his opponents contrived a cabinet crisis"

    bring about engineer cause to happen manufacture orchestrate stage-manage create
    • manage to do something foolish or create an undesirable situation

      "he contrived to flood the flat three times"