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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·spire
[kuh
n-spahyuh
r] Pronunciation Key verb, -spired, -spir·ing.
[kuh
n-spahyuh
r] Pronunciation Key verb, -spired, -spir·ing. –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with 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. |
| 3. | to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal). |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| con·spire
(kən-spīr') Pronunciation Key
v. con·spired, con·spir·ing, con·spires v. intr.
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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
conspire
conspire
c.1300, from O.Fr. conspirer, from L. conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from com- "together" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Conspiracy is from 1386; conspiracy theory is from 1909.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| conspire | |
verb | |
| 1. | engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" |
| 2. | act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: con·spire
Pronunciation: k&n-'spIr
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: con·spired; con·spir·ing
Etymology: Latin conspirare to be in harmony, to join in an unlawful agreement, from com- together + spirare to breathe
: to join in a conspiracy —compare SOLICIT
Main Entry: con·spire
Pronunciation: k&n-'spIr
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: con·spired; con·spir·ing
Etymology: Latin conspirare to be in harmony, to join in an unlawful agreement, from com- together + spirare to breathe
: to join in a conspiracy —compare SOLICIT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Conspire
Con*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Conspiring.] [F. conspirer, L. onspirare to blow together, harmonize, agree, plot; con- + spirare to breathe, blow. See Spirit.]1. To make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; to plot together. They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him. --Gen. xxxvii. 18. You have conspired against our royal person, Joined with an enemy proclaimed. --Shak. 2. To concur to one end; to agree. The press, the pulpit, and the stage Conspire to censure and expose our age. --Roscommon. Syn: To unite; concur; complot; confederate; league.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Conspire
Con*spire"\, v. t. To plot; to plan; to combine for. Angry clouds conspire your overthrow. --Bp. Hall.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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