From fr.wiktionary.org:
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*** [étymologie]
De l'ancien français _controver_ , composé de _con-_ et _trover_ (« trouver »).
*** [verbe]
[contriv] CONTRIVE [kənˈtraɪv]
1. Combiner .
2. * _To CONTRIVE is to form by an exercise of ingenuity ; to devise ; to plan ; to scheme ; to plot_ .
3. *: _...I cannot bear the idea of two young women traveling post by themselves. It is highly improper. You must CONTRIVE to send somebody_ .( _Pride and Prejudice_ , Jane Austen,)
4. Imaginer , inventer , controuver .
5. * [ lang=en ]
**** [dérivés]
- contrivance
- contrived _(adjectif)_
- contriver
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