Conspire — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæmɪŋli/

🇬🇧British English

/kənspˈaɪə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənspˈaɪə/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæmɪŋli/.

Examples

They conspired to overthrow the government
The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cabal collude complot conjure machinate

Parts of Speech

verb	engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together “They conspired to overthrow the government”
verb	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”

Word Forms

conspirative	adjective	relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
conspirator	noun	a member of a conspiracy
conspiracy	noun	a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
cabal	noun	a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
machination	noun	a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
machinator	noun	a member of a conspiracy
collusive	adjective	acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
collusion	noun	agreement on a secret plot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschwören

sich auf eine Verschwörung einlassen oder eine Verschwörung eingehen, gemeinsam schwören

🇫🇷French

conspirer

participer à un complot ou entrer dans une conspiration, jurer ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

conspirar

participar en conspiraciones o participar en una conspiración, jurar juntos

🇮🇹Italian

cospirare

impegnarsi in complotti o entrare in una cospirazione, giurare insieme

🇳🇱Dutch

samenzweren

zich bezighouden met complotten of een samenzwering aangaan, samen zweren

🇵🇹Portuguese

conspirar

envolver-se em conspirar ou entrar em uma conspiração, jurar juntos

🇷🇺Russian

заговор

участвовать в заговоре или вступать в заговор, ругаться вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिल जाना

साजिश में शामिल हों या साजिश में शामिल हों, एक साथ कसम खाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

ষড়যন্ত্র

ষড়যন্ত্রে লিপ্ত হওয়া বা ষড়যন্ত্রে প্রবেশ করা, একসাথে শপথ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சதி

சதித்திட்டத்தில் ஈடுபடுங்கள் அல்லது சதித்திட்டத்தில் ஈடுபடுங்கள், ஒன்றாக சத்தியம் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుట్ర చేస్తారు

కుట్రలో పాల్గొనండి లేదా కుట్రలోకి ప్రవేశించండి, కలిసి ప్రమాణం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कट रचणे

कट रचण्यात गुंतणे किंवा कट रचणे, एकत्र शपथ घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાવતરું

કાવતરું ઘડવું અથવા કાવતરું ઘડવું, સાથે મળીને શપથ લેવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿತೂರಿ

ಪಿತೂರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪಿತೂರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ, ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗൂഢാലോചന നടത്തുക

ഗൂഢാലോചനയിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗൂഢാലോചനയിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുക, ഒരുമിച്ച് സത്യം ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼

ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼ ਰਚਣ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਵੋ ਜਾਂ ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਵੋ, ਮਿਲ ਕੇ ਸਹੁੰ ਖਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

سازش

سازش میں مشغول ہوں یا سازش میں شامل ہوں، مل کر قسم کھائیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

合谋

搞阴谋，一起发誓

🇯🇵Japanese

共謀する

陰謀に参加したり陰謀に参加したり、誓いを立てたりする

🇰🇷Korean

공모하다

음모에 가담하거나 음모에 가담하다, 함께 맹세하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm mưu

tham gia vào âm mưu hoặc tham gia vào một âm mưu, cùng nhau thề thốt

🇹🇭Thai

สมรู้ร่วมคิด

ร่วมวางแผนหรือร่วมสมคบคิดสาบานร่วมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersekongkol

terlibat dalam persekongkolan atau mengadakan persekongkolan, bersumpah bersama

🇵🇭Filipino

makipagsabwatan

makisali sa pagbabalak o pumasok sa isang pagsasabwatan, manumpa nang sama-sama

🇲🇾Malay

berpakat

terlibat dalam perancangan atau masuk ke dalam konspirasi, bersumpah bersama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تآمر

الانخراط في مؤامرة أو الدخول في مؤامرة، أقسم معا

🇮🇷Persian

توطئه کنند

در توطئه شرکت کنید یا وارد یک توطئه شوید، با هم قسم بخورید

🇹🇷Turkish

komplo kurmak

komplo kurmak veya komploya girmek, birlikte yemin etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִקְשׁוֹר קֶשֶׁר

לעסוק במזימות או להיכנס לקונספירציה, להישבע ביחד

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