0 present participle of mastermind
1 to plan a difficult activity, often a crime, in detail and make certain that it happens successfully:
Fuheng's activism and miscalculation in masterminding the escalation of the war were typically driven by this type of imperialistic mentality.
He has one individual sitting at the middle, masterminding the whole programme.
I referred to some very strong and heavily financed private masterminding of certain political operations.
In 2005 several people were convicted of masterminding the assassination.
This two-in-one approach appealed to the highest quarters though it is not known how this feat was to be achieved by those masterminding it.
He was found guilty of masterminding the largest timeshare fraud on record and jailed for eight years.
