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- Dictionaryconspire/kənˈspʌɪə/
verb
- 1. make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act: "they conspired against him" Similar
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CONSPIRE definition: 1. to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone's wishes…. Learn more.
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.
When you conspire, you collaborate with others to do harm, or maybe just keep something from happening, like a group that conspires to get tuna melts booted from the lunch menu by urging everyone to order other things.
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. American English : conspire / kənˈspaɪər /
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.
[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.
Conspire definition: To plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
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.
CONSPIRE definition: 1. to join with other people to secretly plan to do something bad or illegal: 2. If events or a…. Learn more.
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