conspiring

Variant of conspire

conspire definition

con·spire (kən spīr′)

intransitive verb conspired -·spired′, conspiring -·spir′·ing

  1. to plan and act together secretly, esp. in order to commit a crime
  2. to combine or work together for any purpose or effect events conspired to ruin him

Etymology: ME conspiren < OFr conspirer < L conspirare, to breathe together, agree, unite < com-, together + spirare, to breathe: see spirit

transitive verb

Rare to plan or plot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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