conspire

Verb

Verb Forms: conspired, conspiring, conspires

To make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
- "They conspired to overthrow the government"
act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
- "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall"
To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
To agree, to concur to one end.
To work together to bring about.

Examples

Rain and sweat conspired to smudge her mascara.
The letters seemed to CONSPIRE against him, refusing to form any high-scoring words.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, conspīrō, from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + spīrō (“breathe”).

Synonyms

cabal, collude, complot, conjure, machinate, collogue

Scrabble Score: 12

conspire: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
conspire: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
conspire: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

conspire: valid Words With Friends Word