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conspiring

 [kuhn-spahyuhr]   Origin

con·spire

   [kuhn-spahyuhr] verb, -spired, -spir·ing.
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).

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Origin:
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, -spired, -spir·ing.
un·con·spired, adjective
EXPAND
un·con·spir·ing, adjective
un·con·spir·ing·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE

Can be confused: connive, conspire.

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

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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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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