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conspire

Syllabification: (con·spire)

Pronunciation: /kənˈspīr/

Definition of conspire

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make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act:they conspired against him they deny conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service
(of events or circumstances) seem to be working together to bring about a particular result, typically to someone’s detriment:everything conspires to exacerbate the situation

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare 'agree, plot', from con- 'together with' + spirare 'breathe'

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