English verb: conspire | |||
1. | conspire (cognition) engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together | ||
Samples | They conspired to overthrow the government. | ||
Examples | They conspire to move | ||
Synonyms | cabal, complot, conjure, machinate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | plot | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | coconspire | ||
2. | conspire (cognition) act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose | ||
Samples | The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall. | ||
Synonyms | collude | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | interact | ||