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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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| conspire |
| conspire |
| Present |
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| I conspire |
| you conspire |
| he/she/it conspires |
| we conspire |
| you conspire |
| they conspire |
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| I conspired |
| you conspired |
| he/she/it conspired |
| we conspired |
| you conspired |
| they conspired |
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| I am conspiring |
| you are conspiring |
| he/she/it is conspiring |
| we are conspiring |
| you are conspiring |
| they are conspiring |
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| I have conspired |
| you have conspired |
| he/she/it has conspired |
| we have conspired |
| you have conspired |
| they have conspired |
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| I was conspiring |
| you were conspiring |
| he/she/it was conspiring |
| we were conspiring |
| you were conspiring |
| they were conspiring |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had conspired |
| you had conspired |
| he/she/it had conspired |
| we had conspired |
| you had conspired |
| they had conspired |
| Future |
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| I will conspire |
| you will conspire |
| he/she/it will conspire |
| we will conspire |
| you will conspire |
| they will conspire |
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| I will have conspired |
| you will have conspired |
| he/she/it will have conspired |
| we will have conspired |
| you will have conspired |
| they will have conspired |
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| I will be conspiring |
| you will be conspiring |
| he/she/it will be conspiring |
| we will be conspiring |
| you will be conspiring |
| they will be conspiring |
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| I have been conspiring |
| you have been conspiring |
| he/she/it has been conspiring |
| we have been conspiring |
| you have been conspiring |
| they have been conspiring |
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| I will have been conspiring |
| you will have been conspiring |
| he/she/it will have been conspiring |
| we will have been conspiring |
| you will have been conspiring |
| they will have been conspiring |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been conspiring |
| you had been conspiring |
| he/she/it had been conspiring |
| we had been conspiring |
| you had been conspiring |
| they had been conspiring |
| Conditional |
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| I would conspire |
| you would conspire |
| he/she/it would conspire |
| we would conspire |
| you would conspire |
| they would conspire |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have conspired |
| you would have conspired |
| he/she/it would have conspired |
| we would have conspired |
| you would have conspired |
| they would have conspired |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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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
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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. saamspan, saamsweer, samerot يَتَآمَر، يُدَبِّر مَكيدَه заговорнича conspirar spiknout se sich verschwören sammensværge sig συνωμοτώ conspirar salasepitsema توطئه کردن؛ تبانی کردن vehkeillä conspirer לִקשוֹר קֶשֶׁר षड़यंत्र रचना kovati, urotiti se összeesküszik bersekongkol gera samsæri gegn cospirare 陰謀を企てる 공모하다 rengti sąmokslą slepus sadarboties; rīkot sazvērestību komplot samenzweren legge et komplott, konspirere spiskować دروهه كول، چل كول، دسيسه جوړول conspirar a conspira устраивать заговор sprisahať sa spletkariti zaveriti se konspirera, sammansvärja sig ร่วมกันวางแผนอย่างลับ ๆ komplo düzenlemek 密謀 вчиняти змову, таємно замишляти سازش كرنا، سازباز كرنا âm mưu 密谋
conˈspiracy (-ˈspi-) – plural conˈspiracies – noun (a plan made by) conspiring. The government discovered the conspiracy in time. samespanning, samerotting; sameswering, komplot مُؤامَرَه، تَآمُر заговор conspiração spiknutí die Verschwörung sammensværgelse συνωμοσία conspiración salasepitsus توطئه salaliitto conspiration קְשִירַת קֶשֶר साजिश urota, zavjera összeesküvés komplotan samsæri cospirazione 陰謀 음모 sąmokslas sazvērestība konspirasi samenzwering sammensvergelse spisek دسیسه conspiração conspiraţie заговор sprisahanie zarota zavera konspiration, sammansvärjning แผนการ komplo 陰謀 змова سازش âm mưu 阴谋
conˈspirator (-ˈspi-) noun a person who conspires. samesweerder مُتَآمِر конспиратор conspirador spiklenec der Verschwörer medsammensvoren; konspirator συνωμότης conspirador vandeseltslane توطئه گر vehkeilijä conspirateur/-trice קוֹשֵר קֶשֶר षड़यंत्रकारी urotnik, zavjerenik összeesküvő anggota komplotan samsærismaður cospiratore, cospiratrice 陰謀者 공모자, 음모자 sąmokslininkas sazvērnieks pengkomplot samenzweerder medsammensvoren, konspiratør spiskowiec دسیسه جورول conspirador conspirator заговорщик sprisahanec zarotnik zaverenik konspiratör, sammansvuren ผู้วางแผนการ komplo kuran kişi 陰謀家 змовник; конспіратор سازش كرنيوالا người âm mưu 阴谋家
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