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Definition of Conspire
1. Verb. Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together. "They conspire to move "; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
Specialized synonyms: Coconspire
Generic synonyms: Plot
Derivative terms: Cabal, Conspiracy, Conspirative, Conspirator, Machination, Machinator
2. Verb. 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"
Generic synonyms: Interact
Derivative terms: Collusion, Collusion, Collusive, Conspiracy, Conspirative
Definition of Conspire
1. v. i. 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.
2. v. t. To plot; to plan; to combine for.
Definition of Conspire
1. Verb. To secretly plot or make plans together, often used regarding something bad or illegal. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end. ¹
3. Verb. To try to bring about. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conspire
1. to plan secretly with another [v -SPIRED, -SPIRING, -SPIRES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conspire
Literary usage of Conspire
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... of the impious subjects, who should resist his authority, conspire against
his life, or violate, by an indecent union, the chastity even of his widow. ..."
2. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1884)
"The varied influences of man's environment conspire with the aspiring instincts
of his in most soul to conduct him constantly out of the imperfect toward ..."
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