conspire
Use Conspire in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to agree together, especially 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; Middle English < Latin conspīrāre to act in harmony, conspire, equivalent to con- con- + spīrāre to breathe; see spirant, spirit
1325–75; Middle English < Latin conspīrāre to act in harmony, conspire, equivalent to con- con- + spīrāre to breathe; see spirant, spirit
Related forms
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
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| —vb (when intr, | |
| 1. | to plan or agree on (a crime or harmful act) together in secret |
| 2. | (intr) to act together towards some end as if by design: the elements conspired to spoil our picnic |
| [C14: from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspīrāre to plot together, literally: to breathe together, from spīrāre to breathe] | |
| con'spirer | |
| —n | |
| con'spiringly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
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).
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Example sentences
Rather than dominate a crowd, they conspire with the people in the audience.
The funny part is that he was trying to conspire with the other team, but it made him look bad.
Ironically, a weak dollar and strong global demand would also conspire to make gasoline more expensive.
He did not conspire with mal-intent, therefore the ends do not justify the means.
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