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con·spire
(kən-spīr′)v. con·spired, con·spir·ing, con·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 [the cake's] flavor" (Sally Schneider).
v.tr.
To plan or plot secretly.
[Middle English conspiren, from Old French, from Latin cōnspīrāre : com-, com- + spīrāre, to breathe.]
con·spir′er n.
con·spir′ing·ly adv.
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conspire
(kənˈspaɪə)vb
1. to plan or agree on (a crime or harmful act) together in secret
2. (intr) to act together towards some end as if by design: the elements conspired to spoil our picnic.
[C14: from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspīrāre to plot together, literally: to breathe together, from spīrāre to breathe]
conˈspirer n
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con•spire
(kənˈspaɪər)v. -spired, -spir•ing. v.i.
1. to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal.
2. to act or work together toward the same goal.
v.t. 3. to contrive; plot.
[1325–75; < Latin conspīrāre to act in harmony, conspire]
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conspire
Past participle: conspired
Gerund: conspiring
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| Verb | 1. | conspire - engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government" coconspire - conspire together; "The two men coconspired to cover up the Federal investigation" plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government" |
| 2. | conspire - act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall" interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
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conspire
verb
1. plot, scheme, intrigue, devise, manoeuvre, contrive, machinate, plan, hatch treason I had a persecution complex and thought people were conspiring against me.
2. work together, combine, contribute, cooperate, concur, tend, conduce History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision.
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conspire
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Translations
يَتَآمَر، يُدَبِّر مَكيدَه
spiknout se
sammensværge sig
gera samsæri gegn
rengti sąmoksląsąmokslassąmokslininkas
rīkot sazvērestībuslepus sadarboties
sprisahať sa
komplo düzenlemek
conspire
[kənˈspaɪəʳ] VI1. [people] → conspirar
to conspire with sb against sth/sb → conspirar con algn contra algo/algn
to conspire to do sth → conspirar para hacer algo
to conspire with sb against sth/sb → conspirar con algn contra algo/algn
to conspire to do sth → conspirar para hacer algo
2. [events] to conspire against/to do sth → conjurarse or conspirar contra/para hacer algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
conspire
[kənˈspaɪər] vi (= plot) [people] → conspirer, comploter
to conspire to do sth → comploter pour faire qch, conspirer pour faire qch
to conspire to do sth → comploter pour faire qch, conspirer pour faire qch
to conspire to [events, factors] → conspirer à
to conspire against (= be unfavourable to) [events, factors] → jouer contre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
conspire
vi
(people) → sich verschwören, sich zusammentun, konspirieren (form) → (against gegen); to conspire (together) to do something → sich verabreden or heimlich planen, etw zu tun
(events) → zusammenkommen, sich verschwören (geh); (fate etc) → sich verschwören (against gegen)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
conspire
[kənˈspaɪəʳ] via. (people) to conspire (with sb against sb/sth) → congiurare or cospirare (con qn contro qn/qc)
b. (events) to conspire to do sth → contribuire a fare qc
everything had conspired to make him happy → tutto aveva contribuito a renderlo felice
everything had conspired to make him happy → tutto aveva contribuito a renderlo felice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
conspire
(kənˈspaiə) verb to plot or secretly make plans together. They conspired with the terrorists to overthrow the government.
conˈspiracy (-ˈspi-) – plural conˈspiracies – noun (a plan made by) conspiring. The government discovered the conspiracy in time.
conˈspirator (-ˈspi-) noun a person who conspires.
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