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Variant of conspire

conspire Definition

con·spire (kən spīr′)

intransitive verb conspired -·spired′, conspiring -·spir′·ing

  1. to plan and act together secretly, esp. in order to commit a crime
  2. 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.