conspire

(kən-spīr')

v., -spired, -spir·ing, -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 English conspiren, from Old French, from Latin cōnspīrāre : com-, com- + spīrāre, to breathe.]

conspirer con·spir'er n.
conspiringly con·spir'ing·ly adv.

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verb

To work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end: collude, connive, intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme. See crimes, planned/unplanned.

v

Definition: agree, concur
Antonyms: disagree

For a list of words related to conspire, see:

• Intrigues, Plots, and Corruption - conspire: (vb) form a conspiracy with one or more people

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See words rhyming with "conspire."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sammensværge sig, forene sig
v. tr. - konspirere

Nederlands (Dutch)
samenzweren, beramen

Français (French)
v. intr. - conspirer (contre, avec), conspirer à faire
v. tr. - conspirer (qch) en secret

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich verschwören, konspirieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνωμοτώ, σκευωρώ

Italiano (Italian)
cospirare, complottare, congiurare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conspirar

Русский (Russian)
сговариваться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - confabularse
v. tr. - conspirar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - konspirera, samverka, bidra, stämpla för, förbereda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
阴谋, 共谋, 协力, 图谋

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 陰謀, 共謀, 協力
v. tr. - 圖謀

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 공모하다, 음모를 꾸미다, 서로 협력하다
v. tr. - 음모를 꾸미다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 共謀する, 気脈を通ずる, 相重なって…する, たくらむ, 協力する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تآمر على, تضافرت ( ظروف مختلفه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮תכנן בחשאי, זמם‬
v. tr. - ‮קשר‬

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