| VERB | cognition | conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinate | engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together |
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| cognition | conspire, collude | act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose |
| Sounds | kahnspay'er | |
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| Rhymes | acquire ... wire: 63 rhymes with ayer... | |
| Meaning | Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They conspire to move | |
| Example | "They conspired to overthrow the government" | |
| Synonyms | cabal, complot, conjure, machinate | |
| Narrower | coconspire | conspire together |
| Broader | plot | plan secretly, usually something illegal |
| Spanish | conspirar, tramar | |
| Catalan | conspirar | |
| Adjectives | conspirative | relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators |
| Nouns | conspiracy | a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) |
| conspirator | a member of a conspiracy | |
| Meaning | Act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | |
| Example | "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall" | |
| Synonym | collude | |
| Broader | interact | Act together or towards others or with others |
| Spanish | confabularse, conspirar | |
| Adjectives | conspirative | relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators |
| Nouns | conspiracy | a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful / unlawful act |
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