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- try β to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
- resolve β to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something): I have resolved that I shall live to the full.
- propose β to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- aim β If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
- contemplate β If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- plan β a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- destine β to set apart or appoint (for a certain purpose or person, or to do something); intend; design
- designate β When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- think β to seem or appear (usually used impersonally with a dative as the subject).
- organize β to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- form β external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- project β something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- draft β a drawing, sketch, or design.
- work out β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- arrange β If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- plot β a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- decree β A decree is an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country.
- spell β a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
- signify β to make known by signs, speech, or action.
- appoint β If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
- reserve β to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- connote β If a word or name connotes something, it makes you think of a particular idea or quality.
- devote β If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
- ordain β to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- attempt β If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
- denote β If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.
- indicate β to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- dedicate β If you say that someone has dedicated themselves to something, you approve of the fact that they have decided to give a lot of time and effort to it because they think that it is important.
- meditate β to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
- purpose β the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- import β to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- scheme β a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- strive β to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- represent β to present again or anew.
- sketch β a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- formulate β to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
- devise β If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- frame β a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- contrive β If you contrive an event or situation, you succeed in making it happen, often by tricking someone.
- conspire β If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
- invent β to originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity, experimentation, or contrivance: to invent the telegraph.
- shape β Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
- ready β completely prepared or in fit condition for immediate action or use: troops ready for battle; Dinner is ready.
- concoct β If you concoct an excuse or explanation, you invent one that is not true.
- calculate β If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
- hatch β to mark with lines, especially closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing or engraving.
- brainstorm β If you have a brainstorm, you suddenly become unable to think clearly.
- blueprint β A blueprint for something is a plan or set of proposals that shows how it is expected to work.