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conspire

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See also:conspiré

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishconspiren, fromOld Frenchconspirer, fromLatinconspirare,conspīrō, fromcon- (combining form ofcum(with)) +spīrō(breathe).

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conspire (third-person singular simple presentconspires,present participleconspiring,simple past and past participleconspired)

  1. (intransitive) To secretlyplot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; tocollude, to connive, to plot.
  2. (intransitive) Toagree, toconcur to one end.
    • (Can wedate this quote by Roscommon and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      The press, the pulpit, and the stage /Conspire to censure and expose our age.
    • 1744,Georg Friedrich Händel,Hercules, act 3, scene 5:
      I feel my vanquish'd heartconspire
      To crown a flame by Heav'n approv'd.
  3. (transitive) To work together tobring about.
    Rain and sweatconspired to smudge her mascara.

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to secretly plot
to try to make things go a certain way

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conspire

  1. inflection ofconspirer:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentindicative/subjunctive
    2. second-personsingularimperative

Portuguese

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conspire

  1. inflection ofconspirar:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
    2. third-personsingularimperative

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conspire

  1. third-personsingular/pluralpresentsubjunctive ofconspira

Spanish

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  • IPA(key): /konsˈpiɾe/[kõnsˈpi.ɾe]
  • Rhymes:-iɾe
  • Syllabification:cons‧pi‧re

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conspire

  1. inflection ofconspirar:
    1. first/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
    2. third-personsingularimperative
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