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complots

complots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of complot.

Meaning of complot

Verb

complot (third-person singular simple present complots, present participle complotting, simple past and past participle complotted)

  1. (ambitransitive, archaic) To plot together; conspire.
    • BOLINGBROKE. […] Besides, I say and will in battle prove,
      Or here, or elsewhere to the furthest verge
      That ever was survey'd by English eye,
      That all the treasons for these eighteen years
      Complotted and contrived in this land,
      Fetch from false Mowbray their first head and spring.1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to...

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Questions about complots

What is complots the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Complots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of complot.

Words near complots in the dictionary

  1. complotism
  2. complotist
  3. complotists
  4. complotment
  5. complotments
  6. complots
  7. complotted
  8. complotter
  9. complotters
  10. complotting
  11. complottings

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