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   conspire

   /kənˈspʌɪə/

   verb

   • 1. make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act: "they conspired against him" Similar plothatch a plotform a conspiracyschemeplanlay plansintriguecolludeconnivecollaborateconsortmachinatemanoeuvrebe/work hand in gloveabetbe an accessoryinformal:be in cahootsrare:cabal
   • ▪ (of events or circumstances) seem to be working together to bring about a particular negative result: "everything conspires to exacerbate the situation" Similar act togetherwork togethercombinejoinuniteallyjoin forcescooperateinformal:gang uprare:coact

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare ‘agree, plot’, from con- ‘together with’ + spirare ‘breathe’.

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