conspire

From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, conspīrō, from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + spīrō (“breathe”).

• IPA^(key): /kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

conspire (third-person singular simple present conspires, present participle conspiring, simple past and past participle conspired)

1. (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 37:18:

     They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him.

   • 2015, Mustafa Khattab, transl., The Clear Quran, →ISBN, surah 28, verse 20:

     And there came a man, rushing from the farthest end of the city. He said, “O Moses! The chiefs are actually conspiring against you to put you to death, so leave ˹the city˺. I really advise you ˹to do so˺.”

2. (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
   • Roscommon

     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 heart conspire
     To crown a flame by Heav'n approv'd.

3. (transitive) To work together to bring about.
   • Bishop Hall

     Angry clouds conspire your overthrow.

• (secretly plot): collogue

• co-conspirator
• conspiracy
• conspiration
• conspirator
• inspire
• spirit

• incorpse, scorpine

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• Homophones: conspirent, conspires

conspire

1. inflection of conspirer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

conspire

1. inflection of conspirar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): [konˈspire]

conspire

1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of conspira

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

conspire

1. inflection of conspirar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative