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Dictionary: con·spire   (kən-spīr') pronunciation

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 (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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Thesaurus: conspire
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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.

Antonyms: conspire
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v

Definition: agree, concur
Antonyms: disagree


WordNet: conspire
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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
  Synonyms: cabal, complot, conjure, machinate

Meaning #2: act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
  Synonym: collude


Translations: Conspire
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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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