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con·spire
 conspire
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- pronunciation:
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spaIr
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
conspires, conspiring, conspired |
| definition 1: |
to secretly agree or plan to perform a crime or other wrongful act with another person or persons.
Three witnesses conspired to give false evidence.- synonyms:
- cabal, collude, connive
- similar words:
- collaborate, intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme
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| definition 2: |
to act jointly for a common purpose or result.
Events conspired to delay our meeting.- similar words:
- cabal, collude, cooperate
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| related words: |
converge |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to secretly agree, plan, or act to perform (a crime or other deed).
They conspired the destruction of an army base.- synonyms:
- machinate, plot, scheme
- similar words:
- contrive
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| related words: |
intrigue, scheme |
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| derivations: |
conspiringly (adv.), conspirer (n.) |
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