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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

con·spire

[kuh

n-spahy^uhr] Pronunciation Key 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

]

—Related forms

con·spir·er, noun

con·spir·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. complot, intrigue. See plot. 2. combine, concur, cooperate.

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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.

To plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.

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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"

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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

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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.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Conspire

Con*spire"\, v. t. To plot; to plan; to combine for.

Angry clouds conspire your overthrow. --Bp. Hall.

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