conspire
to agree together, especially secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal: They conspired to kill the king.
to act or work together toward the same result or goal: The wind and rain conspired to strip the trees of their fall color.
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
Origin of conspire
1synonym study For conspire
Other words for conspire
Other words from conspire
- con·spir·er, noun
- con·spir·ing·ly, adverb
- non·con·spir·ing, adjective
- pre·con·spire, verb, pre·con·spired, pre·con·spir·ing.
- un·con·spired, adjective
- un·con·spir·ing, adjective
- un·con·spir·ing·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with conspire
- connive, conspire
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How to use conspire in a sentence
Their guilt as conspirers against the Khedive was easily proved, and they were shot.
The Life of Gordon, Volume II | Demetrius Charles Boulger
British Dictionary definitions for conspire
/ (kənˈspaɪə) /
to plan or agree on (a crime or harmful act) together in secret
(intr) to act together towards some end as if by design: the elements conspired to spoil our picnic
Origin of conspire
1Derived forms of conspire
- conspirer, noun
- conspiringly, adverb
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