conspired
Variant of conspire
conspire
Definition
con·spire (kən spīr′)
intransitive verb conspired -·spired′, conspiring -·spir′·ing
- to plan and act together secretly, esp. in order to commit a crime
- to combine or work together for any purpose or effect events conspired to ruin him
Etymology: ME conspiren < OFr conspirer < L conspirare, to breathe together, agree, unite < com-, together + spirare, to breathe: see spirit
transitive verb
Rare to plan or plot
conspired
Usage Examples
Preposition: with
- government: DOGGETT: She said they conspired with the Government.
Preposition: against
- life: Unwelcome change But another great love affair conspired against a quiet life for the Yorks.
Infinitive complement
- defraud: Two directors who conspired to defraud investors in an ostrich breeding scheme, pleaded guilty earlier in the trial.
- rob: The prosecution said three conspired to rob Mr Sheridan of £ 4,000, which were hidden in the shop.
Modifying Another Word
- together: A whole sequence of events conspired together to bring us into a living relationship with Jesus.
- all: But they all conspired to induce me into writing.
Preposition: in
- myth: There was a sense in which Power conspired in this myth of the female scholar.
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