What does Conspire mean?

Definitions for Conspire
kənˈspaɪərcon·spire

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinateverb

    engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

    "They conspired to overthrow the government"

  2. conspire, colludeverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. conspireverb

    To secretly plot or make plans together, often used regarding something bad or illegal.

  2. conspireverb

    To agree, to concur to one end.

  3. conspireverb

    To try to bring about.

    Angry clouds conspire your overthrow. uE000112896uE001 Bp. Hall.

  4. Etymology: From conspirare, conspiro, from con-, combining form of cum + spiro

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To CONSPIREverb

    Etymology: conspiro, Latin.

    Tell me what they deserve,
    That do conspire my death with devilish plots
    Of damned witchcraft? William Shakespeare, Richard III.

    What was it
    That mov’d pale Cassius to conspire? William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleop.

    They took great indignation, and conspired against the king. Bel. 28.

    Let the air be excluded; for that undermineth the body, and conspireth with the spirit of the body to dissolve it. Francis Bacon.

    There is in man a natural possibility to destroy the world; that is, to conspire to know no woman. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

    The press, the pulpit, and the stage,
    Conspire to censure and expose our age. Wentworth Dillon.

ChatGPT

  1. conspire

    To conspire means to secretly plan with one or more people to commit an illegal, harmful, or deceitful act. It often implies scheming or plotting for a shared purpose that is usually not in the common good. Conspiring can not only apply to physical actions but also to spreading misinformation, undermining individuals or groups, or attempting to manipulate outcomes or situations.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Conspireverb

    to make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; to plot together

  2. Conspireverb

    to concur to one end; to agree

  3. Conspireverb

    to plot; to plan; to combine for

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Conspire

    kon-spīr′, v.i. to plot or scheme together: to agree: to concur to one end.—v.t. to plan, devise.—n. Conspir′acy, the act of conspiring: a banding together for an evil purpose: a plot: concurrence.—adj. Conspir′ant, conspiring.—ns. Conspirā′tion, conspiracy; Conspir′ator, one who conspires:—fem. Conspir′atress.—adj. Conspiratō′rial.—n. Conspir′er (Shak.), conspirator.—adv. Conspir′ingly. [L. conspirārecon, together, spirāre, to breathe.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Conspire in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Conspire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Conspire in a Sentence

  1. Gareth Mulvenna:

    All of these things... conspire to make people very fearful, because they assume maybe this is the endgame for European Union, loyalism and unionism are always reactive and on the defensive mode, but now, unionism is having to react to different forces outside of its control.

  2. Robert Buschel:

    Roger Stone did not conspire, collude, or do any action to subvert the electoral process, sadly, these meritless lawsuits against Roger Stone is not an effective form of therapy for loss Democratic National Convention suffered in 2016.

  3. Judge Ellen Huvelle:

    They can conspire until doomsday, but the guy has to have injuries.

  4. Mitch McConnell:

    The Special Counsel's conclusions confirm the President's account that there was no effort by The Special Counsel campaign to conspire or coordinate with Russia in its efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election, however, Russia's ongoing efforts to interfere with our democracy are dangerous and disturbing, and I welcome the Special Counsel's contributions to our efforts to understand better Russia's activities in this regard. And I look forward to the continuing work of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the threats posed to our democratic institutions by foreign interference.

  5. Roger Stone:

    Roger Stone replied that Roger Stone was doing everything possible to address the issues at the highest level of Government. Pentagon Papers showe the extent of the FBIs surveillance, which included monitoring essentially all of Stones Apple services, from email to browsing history. Utility bills, address books, WhatsApp messages -- all were also under the bureaus review. Additionally, records illustrate the Trump campaigns curiosity about what information WikiLeaks was going to make public -- and reinforce Robert Muellers conclusion that the Donald Trump team didnt conspire with WikiLeaks or Russian hackers to obtain the materials.Former White House adviser Steve Bannon told Robert Muellers team under questioning that Steve Bannon had asked Stone about WikiLeaks because Robert Muellers had heard that Roger Stone had a channel to Assange, and he was hoping for more releases of damaging information. Muellers investigation identifiedcontacts during the 2016 campaign between Donald Trump associates and Russians, but did not identify any conspiracy to tip the outcome of the presidential election. The lengthy investigation fueled numerous conspiracy theories that aired regularly on MSNBC and CNN, as well as in print inThe Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and elsewhere. FILE - This Feb. 21, 2019, file courtroom sketch shows former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, Roger Stone talking from the witness stand as prosecution attorney Jonathan Kravis, standing left, Stone's attorney Bruce Rogow, third from right, and Judge Amy Berman Jackson listen, during a court hearing at the U.S. District Courthouse in Washington. Jonathan Kravis will run a new public corruption unit at the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General, which has jurisdiction over juvenile offenses as well as misdemeanor crimes. ( Dana Verkouteren via Associated Press, File) In a statement Tuesday, Roger Stone acknowledged that the search warrant affidavits contain private communication, but insisted that they prove no crimes. I have no trepidation about their release as they confirm there was no illegal activity and certainly no Russian collusion by me during the 2016 Election.

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