To contrive, plan, or scheme something beforehand or in advance.
From 'fore-' (before) combined with 'contrive' from Old French 'controver', possibly from Latin 'contropare'. Historically meant to invent or plan ahead.
Shakespeare and earlier writers loved compound words with 'fore-'—'forecontrive' suggests premeditated scheming, which is exactly the kind of plotting that drives drama and intrigue in literature!
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