Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - conspire
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Conspire
conspire
~ v 1 to plan something harmful or illegal together secretly (conspire (with sb) to do sth) (He had conspired with an accomplice to rob the bank. | conspire against sb) (Mentally ill people sometimes believe that relatives are conspiring against them.) 2 if events conspire to make something happen, they happen at the same time and make something bad happen (conspire to do sth) (Technological failure and atmospheric conditions conspired to make take-off impossible.)
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(conspires, conspiring, conspired) 1. If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it. They’d conspired to overthrow the government... ...a defendant convicted of conspiring with his brother to commit robberies... I had a persecution complex and thought people were conspiring against me. = plot V-RECIP: pl-n V to-inf, V with n to-inf, pl-n V against n, also V with n 2. If events conspire to produce a particular result, they seem to work together to cause this result. History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision... But fateful forces beyond the band’s control were to conspire against them. = combine VERB: V to-inf, V against n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~d; conspiring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~r, from Latin conspirare to be in harmony, ~, from com- + spirare to breathe Date: 14th century transitive verb plot, contrive intransitive verb 1. a. to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which becomes unlawful as a result of the secret agreement accused of conspiring to overthrow the government b. scheme 2. to act in harmony toward a common end circumstances ~d to defeat his efforts ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.intr. 1 combine secretly to plan and prepare an unlawful or harmful act. 2 (often foll. by against, or to + infin.) (of events or circumstances) seem to be working together, esp. disadvantageously. Etymology: ME f. OF conspirer f. L conspirare agree, plot (as com-, spirare breathe) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. устраивать заговор; сговариваться, входить в сговор о совершении преступления to conspire against smb. —- составить заговор против кого-л. to conspire smb.'s ruin —- задумать (решить) разорить (погубить) кого-л. 2. действовать сообща, объединять усилия (с заранее обдуманным намерением) events seemed to be conspiring against him —- события, казалось, складывались против него ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. устраивать заговор, тайно замышлять; сговариваться (against - против кого-л.; with - с кем-л.) The men who tried to destroy Parliament with explosives were punished with death for conspiring against the King. The thieves conspired with the servants to steal the jewels. all things conspireed to please him - все было для него словно по заказу, все ему благоприятствовало ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 14c., from O.Fr. conspirer, from L. conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from com- "together" + spirare "to breathe." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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