CONSPIRE


Meaning of CONSPIRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈspī(-ə)r ]

verb

( con·spired ; con·spir·ing )

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French conspirer, from Latin conspirare to be in harmony, conspire, from com- + spirare to breathe

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

: plot , contrive

intransitive verb

1.

a. : to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement

accused of conspiring to overthrow the government

b. : scheme

2. : to act in harmony toward a common end

circumstances conspired to defeat his efforts

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.