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conspire
[kuhn-spahyuhr]
verb (used without object)
to agree together, especially secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal.
They conspired to kill the king.
Synonyms: ,to act or work together toward the same result or goal.
The wind and rain conspired to strip the trees of their fall color.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
conspire
/ °ģɲŌĖ²õ±č²¹ÉŖÉ /
verb
to plan or agree on (a crime or harmful act) together in secret
(intr) to act together towards some end as if by design
the elements conspired to spoil our picnic
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- conspirer noun
- conspiringly adverb
- nonconspiring adjective
- preconspire verb
- unconspired adjective
- unconspiring adjective
- unconspiringly adverb
- ³¦“Ē²ŌĖ²õ±č¾±°ł¾±²Ō²µ±ō²ā adverb
- ³¦“Ē²ŌĖ²õ±č¾±°ł±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of conspire1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The motion alleges that three prison officials, including a warden and an assistant warden, conspired to have Kelly killed by another inmate, Mikeal Glenn Stine.
During the trial, jurors heard voice messages sent by Sheen to Fred Doe, a Berkshire businessman who was convicted for conspiring to sell the gold in March.
Five days later, according to the criminal complaint, Solis began conspiring with two juveniles at Nidorf to bring Xanax into the jails.
The controversy prompted a more broadly-based movement to ferret out other Vietnamese celebrities suspected of conspiring against the country.
On Friday, he was sentenced to 16 years in a New York prison for conspiring to import drugs - including enough heroin for "millions of doses" - into the US.
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When To Use
Conspire commonly means to secretly plan with multiple other people to do something wrong, evil, or illegal.Such a plan is called a conspiracy. Conspiracy can also refer to the act of making such plansāthe act of conspiringāor to the group making the plans. The people involved can be called conspirators.In a legal context, conspiracy refers to an agreement by two or more people conspiring to commit a crime.Conspire can also mean to act together to achieve some result. This use often likens inanimate objects to people engaging in a conspiracy, as in I was on time until the traffic and the weather conspired to make me late. Example: In the movie, supervillains conspire to steal all of the worldās bananas.
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