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conspired

conspired is the simple past and past participle of conspire.

Meaning of conspire

Verb

conspire (third-person singular simple present conspires, present participle conspiring, simple past and past participle conspired)

  1. (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
    • They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 37:18
    Synonyms:
    collogue
  2. (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
    • The press, the pulpit, and the stage / Conspire to censure and expose our age.
  3. (transitive) To work together to bring about.
    • Rain and sweat conspired to smudge her mascara.

Words formed from conspired

Questions about conspired

What is conspired the simple past and past participle of?
Conspired is the simple past and past participle of conspire.

Words near conspired in the dictionary

  1. conspiratress
  2. conspiratresses
  3. conspiratrices
  4. conspiratrix
  5. conspire
  6. conspired
  7. conspirer
  8. conspirers
  9. conspires
  10. conspirest
  11. conspireth

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