conspire C2 Topic:Verbs of Movement US /kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #24963 Meanings 1 verb to engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together They conspired to overthrow the government. 2 verb to 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to engage in plotting or... cabal 2 verb · to act in unison or... collude More plotschemeconnivecoactcollogue Word family Forms conspiredconspiresconspiring Derived forms coconspireconspiringlyconspirophilenonconspiringunconspiredunconspiring Related forms co-conspiratorconspiracyconspirationconspiratorinspirespirit Etymology From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, conspīrō, from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + spīrō (“breathe”). conspiren Middle English conspirer Old French conspirare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Verbs of Movement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # conspire **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 24963 ## Meanings 1. to engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together 2. to act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose ## Examples - They conspired to overthrow the government. - The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall. ## Synonyms - cabal - collude - plot - scheme - connive - coact - collogue ## Derived Forms - coconspire - conspiringly - conspirophile - nonconspiring - unconspired - unconspiring ## Related Forms - co-conspirator - conspiracy - conspiration - conspirator - inspire - spirit ## Roots and Affixes - Root: conspiren - Root: conspirer - Root: conspirare - Affix: con- - with ## Etymology From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, conspīrō, from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + spīrō (“breathe”). ## Topics - Verbs of Movement markdown