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con⋅spire

   [kuhn-spahyuhr]
verb, -spired, -spir⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal: They conspired to kill the king.
2. to act or work together toward the same result or goal.
–verb (used with object)
3. to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
Origin:
1325–75; ME < L conspīrāre to act in harmony, conspire, equiv. to con- con- + spīrāre to breathe; see spirant, spirit
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Language Translation for : Conspirer
Spanish: conspirar, German: sich verschwören, Japanese: 陰謀を企てる
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con·spire     (kən-spīr')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   con·spired, con·spir·ing, con·spires

v.   intr.
  1. To plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
  2. To join or act together; combine: "Semisweet chocolate, cocoa powder, espresso, Cognac, and vanilla all conspire to intensify [the cake's] flavor" (Sally Schneider).

v.   tr.
To plan or plot secretly.


[Middle English conspiren, from Old French, from Latin cōnspīrāre : com-, com- + spīrāre, to breathe.]

con·spir'er n., con·spir'ing·ly adv.
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Conspirer

Con*spir"er\, n. One who conspires; a conspirator.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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