The meaning of conspire
kənˈspʌɪə/
verb
verb: conspire; 3rd person present: conspires; past tense: conspired; past participle: conspired; gerund or present participle: conspiring
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make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act.“they conspired against him”
synonyms: plot, hatch a plot, form a conspiracy, scheme, plan, lay plans, intrigue, collude, connive, collaborate, consort, machinate, manoeuvre, be/work hand in glove; More -
(of events or circumstances) seem to be working together to bring about a particular negative result.“everything conspires to exacerbate the situation”
synonyms: act together, work together, combine, join, unite, ally, join forces, cooperate; More
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Origin
late Middle English: from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare ‘agree, plot’, from con- ‘together with’ + spirare ‘breathe’.
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