conspire
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin conspīrō from con-, combining form of cum (“‘with’”) + spīrō (“‘breathe’”)
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- Rhymes: -aɪə(r)
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to conspire (third-person singular simple present conspires, present participle conspiring, simple past and past participle conspired)
- To secretly plot or make plans together, often used regarding something bad or illegal.
- (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
- 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.
- 1744, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hercules, act 3, scene 5
- To try to make things go a certain way.
- There's no use to conspire a good mark from him.
[edit] Translations
to secretly plot
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to try to make things go a certain way