Meaning of CONSPIRE
Pronunciation: | | kun'spIr
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- [v] engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
- [v] 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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| Synonyms: | | cabal, collude, complot, conjure, machinate |
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| See Also: | | coconspire, interact, plot | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\Con*spire"\, v. t.
To plot; to plan; to combine for.
Angry clouds conspire your overthrow. --Bp. Hall.
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