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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