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- 1. make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act: "they conspired against him" Similar
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1. a. : to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement. accused of conspiring to overthrow the government. conspired to monopolize and restrict trade. b. : scheme. 2. : to act in harmony toward a common end. Circumstances conspired to defeat his efforts.
to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone's wishes: [ + to infinitive ] He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job. conspire with He was convicted of conspiring with the bombers. conspire against They accused their opponents of conspiring against the government.
to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone's wishes: [ + to infinitive ] He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job. As girls, the sisters used to conspire with each other against their brother. Synonyms. collude formal. plot (PLAN)
Definitions of conspire. 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” synonyms: collude. see moresee less. type of: interact. act together or towards others or with others. verb.
1. verb. If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it. They'd conspired to overthrow the government. [VERB to-infinitive] Mr Farmer and Mrs Jones both admitted conspiring to murder her husband. [pl-n V to-inf]
to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone's wishes: [ + to infinitive ] He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job. conspire with He was convicted of conspiring with the bombers.
verb. /kənˈspaɪə (r)/ /kənˈspaɪər/ (formal) Verb Forms. [intransitive] to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful. conspire (with somebody) (against somebody) They were accused of conspiring against the king. conspire (together) (to do something) They deny conspiring together to smuggle drugs.
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] conˈspirer n.
A complete guide to the word "CONSPIRE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
conspire. verb [ I ] uk / kənˈspaɪə r/ us / kənˈspaɪr /. to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone's wishes: [ + to infinitive ] He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job.
