Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to conspire
Participle: conspired
Gerund: conspiring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | conspire |
| you | conspire |
| he;she;it | conspires |
| we | conspire |
| you | conspire |
| they | conspire |
Perfect
| I | have conspired |
| you | have conspired |
| he;she;it | has conspired |
| we | have conspired |
| you | have conspired |
| they | have conspired |
Past
| I | conspired |
| you | conspired |
| he;she;it | conspired |
| we | conspired |
| you | conspired |
| they | conspired |
Pluperfect
| I | had conspired |
| you | had conspired |
| he;she;it | had conspired |
| we | had conspired |
| you | had conspired |
| they | had conspired |
Future
| I | will conspire |
| you | will conspire |
| he;she;it | will conspire |
| we | will conspire |
| you | will conspire |
| they | will conspire |
Future Perfect
| I | will have conspired |
| you | will have conspired |
| he;she;it | will have conspired |
| we | will have conspired |
| you | will have conspired |
| they | will have conspired |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | conspire |
| you | conspire |
| he;she;it | conspire |
| we | conspire |
| you | conspire |
| they | conspire |
Perfect
| I | have conspired |
| you | have conspired |
| he;she;it | have conspired |
| we | have conspired |
| you | have conspired |
| they | have conspired |
Imperfect
| I | conspired |
| you | conspired |
| he;she;it | conspired |
| we | conspired |
| you | conspired |
| they | conspired |
Pluperfect
| I | had conspired |
| you | had conspired |
| he;she;it | had conspired |
| we | had conspired |
| you | had conspired |
| they | had conspired |
Conditional
Present
| I | would conspire |
| you | would conspire |
| he;she;it | would conspire |
| we | would conspire |
| you | would conspire |
| they | would conspire |
Perfect
| I | would have conspired |
| you | would have conspired |
| he;she;it | would have conspired |
| we | would have conspired |
| you | would have conspired |
| they | would have conspired |
Imperative
| you | conspire |
| we | Let's conspire |
| you | conspire |
Verbs conjugated like 'conspire'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'conspire'
coconspire,
conquire,
considre,
consopite,
inspire,
acrospire,
aspire,
bonfire,
censure,
co-fire,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- plot
- plan, scheme, intrigue, connive, machinate, contrive, devise, complot
- collaborate
- associate, consort, abet, collude, cooperate, concur, join
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, from O.Fr.
conspirer, from L.
conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from
com- "together" +
spirare "to breathe" (see spirit).
Conspiracy is from 1386;
conspiracy theory is from 1909.
2. From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, conspīrō, from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + spīrō (“breathe”). See: Latin '
conspirare'.
Sample Sentences
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They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 37:18:]
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And there came a man, rushing from the farthest end of the city. He said, “O Moses! The chiefs are actually conspiring against you to put you to death, so leave ˹the city˺. I really advise you ˹to do so˺.” [2015, Mustafa Khattab, transl., The Clear Quran, →ISBN, surah 28, verse 20:]
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The press, the pulpit, and the stage / Conspire to censure and expose our age.
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I feel my vanquish'd heart conspire
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To crown a flame by Heav'n approv'd. [1744, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hercules, act 3, scene 5:]
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Rain and sweat conspired to smudge her mascara.
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Angry clouds conspire your overthrow. [1597, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. First Three Bookes, of Tooth-lesse Satyrs. […], London: […] Thomas Creede, for Robert Dexter, →OCLC:]