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con·spire

 (kən-spīr′)
v.con·spired,con·spir·ing,con·spires
v.intr.
1. To plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.
2. To join or act together; combine:"Semisweet chocolate, cocoa powder, espresso, Cognac, and vanilla all conspire to intensify[the cake's] flavor"(Sally Schneider).
v.tr.
To plan or plot secretly.
[Middle Englishconspiren, from Old French, from Latincōnspīrāre :com-,com- +spīrāre,to breathe.]
con·spir′er n.
con·spir′ing·ly adv.
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conspire

(kənˈspaɪə)
vb
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 Frenchconspirer, from Latinconspīrāre to plot together, literally: to breathe together, fromspīrāre to breathe]
conˈspirern
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con•spire

(kənˈspaɪər)

v.-spired, -spir•ing.v.i.
1. to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal.
2. to act or work together toward the same goal.
v.t.
3. to contrive; plot.
[1325–75; < Latinconspīrāre to act in harmony, conspire]
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conspire


Past participle:conspired
Gerund:conspiring

Imperative
conspire
conspire
Present
I conspire
you conspire
he/she/it conspires
we conspire
you conspire
they conspire
Preterite
I conspired
you conspired
he/she/it conspired
we conspired
you conspired
they conspired
Present Continuous
I am conspiring
you are conspiring
he/she/it is conspiring
we are conspiring
you are conspiring
they are conspiring
Present Perfect
I have conspired
you have conspired
he/she/it has conspired
we have conspired
you have conspired
they have conspired
Past Continuous
I was conspiring
you were conspiring
he/she/it was conspiring
we were conspiring
you were conspiring
they were conspiring
Past Perfect
I had conspired
you had conspired
he/she/it had conspired
we had conspired
you had conspired
they had conspired
Future
I will conspire
you will conspire
he/she/it will conspire
we will conspire
you will conspire
they will conspire
Future Perfect
I will have conspired
you will have conspired
he/she/it will have conspired
we will have conspired
you will have conspired
they will have conspired
Future Continuous
I will be conspiring
you will be conspiring
he/she/it will be conspiring
we will be conspiring
you will be conspiring
they will be conspiring
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been conspiring
you have been conspiring
he/she/it has been conspiring
we have been conspiring
you have been conspiring
they have been conspiring
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been conspiring
you will have been conspiring
he/she/it will have been conspiring
we will have been conspiring
you will have been conspiring
they will have been conspiring
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been conspiring
you had been conspiring
he/she/it had been conspiring
we had been conspiring
you had been conspiring
they had been conspiring
Conditional
I would conspire
you would conspire
he/she/it would conspire
we would conspire
you would conspire
they would conspire
Past Conditional
I would have conspired
you would have conspired
he/she/it would have conspired
we would have conspired
you would have conspired
they would have conspired
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.conspire - engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
coconspire - conspire together; "The two men coconspired to cover up the Federal investigation"
plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"
2.conspire - 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"
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

conspire

verb
1.plot,scheme,intrigue,devise,manoeuvre,contrive,machinate,plan,hatch treasonI had a persecution complex and thought people were conspiring against me.
2.work together,combine,contribute,cooperate,concur,tend,conduceHistory and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

conspire

verb
To work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَتَآمَر، يُدَبِّر مَكيدَه
spiknout se
sammensværge sig
gera samsæri gegn
rengti sąmoksląsąmokslassąmokslininkas
rīkot sazvērestībuslepus sadarboties
sprisahať sa
komplo düzenlemek

conspire

[kənˈspaɪəʳ]VI
1. [people] →conspirar
to conspire with sb against sth/sb →conspirar con algn contra algo/algn
to conspire to do sth →conspirar parahacer algo
2. [events]to conspire against/to do sth →conjurarseorconspirar contra/parahacer algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

conspire

[kənˈspaɪər]vi
(=plot) [people] →conspirer,comploter
to conspire to do sth →comploter pourfaire qch,conspirer pourfaire qch
to conspire to [events, factors] →conspirer à
to conspire against (=be unfavourable to) [events, factors] →jouer contre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

conspire

vi
(people) →sichverschwören, sichzusammentun,konspirieren(form) →(against gegen);toconspire (together) to do something →sichverabredenorheimlichplanen,etw zutun
(events) →zusammenkommen, sichverschwören(geh);(fate etc) →sichverschwören (against gegen)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

conspire

[kənˈspaɪəʳ]vi
a. (people)to conspire (with sb against sb/sth) →congiurareorcospirare (con qn contro qn/qc)
b. (events)to conspire to do sth →contribuire afare qc
everything had conspired to make him happy →tutto avevacontribuito a renderlofelice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

conspire

(kənˈspaiə) verb
to plot or secretly make plans together.They conspired with the terrorists to overthrow the government. saamspan, saamsweer, samerot يَتَآمَر، يُدَبِّر مَكيدَه заговорнича conspirar spiknout se sich verschwören sammensværge sigσυνωμοτώconspirar salasepitsema توطئه کردن؛ تبانی کردن vehkeilläconspirer לִקשוֹר קֶשֶׁר षड़यंत्र रचना kovati, urotiti se összeesküszik bersekongkol gera samsæri gegncospirare 陰謀を企てる 공모하다 rengti sąmokslą slepus sadarboties; rīkot sazvērestību komplotsamenzwerenlegge et komplott,konspirere spiskować دروهه كول، چل كول، دسيسه جوړولconspirar a con­spira устраивать заговор sprisahať sa spletkariti zaveriti se konspirera, sammansvärja sig ร่วมกันวางแผนอย่างลับ ๆ komplo düzenlemek 密謀 вчиняти змову, таємно замишляти سازش كرنا، سازباز كرنا âm mưu密谋
conˈspiracy (-ˈspi-) –pluralconˈspiracies – noun
(a plan made by) conspiring.The government discovered the conspiracy in time. samespanning, samerotting; sameswering, komplot مُؤامَرَه، تَآمُر заговор conspiração spiknutí die Verschwörung sammensværgelseσυνωμοσίαconspiración salasepitsus توطئه salaliittoconspiration קְשִירַת קֶשֶר साजिश urota, zavjera összeesküvés komplotan samsæricospirazione 陰謀 음모 sąmokslas sazvērestība konspirasisamenzweringsammensvergelsespisek دسیسهconspiração con­spiraţieзаговор sprisahanie zarota zavera konspiration, sammansvärjning แผนการkomplo 陰謀 змова سازش âm mưu阴谋
conˈspirator (-ˈspi-) noun
a person who conspires. samesweerder مُتَآمِر конспиратор conspirador spiklenec der Verschwörer medsammensvoren; konspiratorσυνωμότηςconspirador vandeseltslane توطئه گر vehkeilijä conspirateur/-trice קוֹשֵר קֶשֶר षड़यंत्रकारी urotnik, zavjerenik összeesküvő anggota komplotan samsærismaðurcospiratore,cospiratrice 陰謀者 공모자, 음모자 sąmokslininkas sazvērnieks pengkomplotsamenzweerdermedsammensvoren,konspiratør spiskowiec دسیسه جورول conspirador conspiratorзаговорщик sprisahanec zarotnik zaverenik konspiratör, sammansvuren ผู้วางแผนการ komplo kuran kişi 陰謀家 змовник; конспіратор سازش كرنيوالا người âm mưu阴谋家
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