contrive

(v) make or work out a plan for; devise
- They contrived to murder their boss
- design a new sales strategy
- plan an attack
design, plan, project,
(v) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
devise, excogitate, invent, formulate, forge,
(v) put or send forth
- She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
- The setting sun threw long shadows
- cast a spell
- cast a warm light
cast, throw, project,

design plan project devise excogitate invent formulate forge cast throw

contrite

contrived contriver