conspire

IPA: kʌnspˈaɪɝ

verb

  • (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude.
  • (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
  • (transitive) To work together to bring about.
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Examples of "conspire" in Sentences

  • They conspired on a project.
  • The two conspire to kill the Slayer.
  • The people did not conspire the team.
  • To "conspire" is when 2 or more people plan to do something.
  • The root meaning of the word conspire is "to breathe together," so it's no exaggeration to say that we're all in a vast conspiracy with the world's rainforests.
  • “I would hardly use the word conspire to describe a harmless breakfast meeting, and I don’t think the party will be all that thrilled when they find out you’ve been spying on a senator, a congressman, and your secretary of state.”
  • In the next section I will address why Assange thinks these closed networks are problematic, but for now it is important to stress that this is conspiracy in the sense of the original etymology of 'conspire' -- as in "breathe with" or "breathe together".

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