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direct vs contrive

contrive vs direct

direct is an adjective but contrive is not an adjective.

direct and contrive both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but contrive is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
contrive No No Yes No
As verbs, contrive is a hyponym of direct; that is, contrive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direct:
  • direct: cause to go somewhere
  • contrive: put or send forth
Other hyponyms of direct include cast, project, throw, turn, turn, divert, route, refer, airt, redirect, blow.
direct (adjective) contrive (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
direct (verb) contrive (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public make or work out a plan for; devise
command with authority put or send forth
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
direct (adverb) contrive (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between direct and contrive

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