contrive vs send

contrive and send both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contrive	No	No	Yes	No
send	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, send is a hypernym of contrive; that is, send is a word with a broader meaning than contrive:

Other hypernyms of contrive include direct.

contrive (verb)	send (verb)
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort	cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
make or work out a plan for; devise	transfer
put or send forth	broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television
	assign to a station
	to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
	transport commercially
	cause to go somewhere
	cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution