contrive vs map out

contrive and map out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contrive	No	No	Yes	No
map out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, map out is a hyponym of contrive; that is, map out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than contrive:

Other hyponyms of contrive include engineer, plot, concert, redesign, blueprint, draft, draught, map.

contrive (verb)	map out (verb)
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort	plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
make or work out a plan for; devise
put or send forth