con·spire [ kən spr ](past and past participlecon·spired, present participlecon·spir·ing, 3rd person present singularcon·spires)
intransitive verb
Definition:
1. plan secretly to act illegally: to plan or agree in secret with others to commit an illegal or subversive act In court, the three defendants admitted to conspiring against the government.
2. work together: to combine so as to cause a particular result, often one involving harm, inconvenience, or difficulty Rain and tears conspired to smudge her carefully applied mascara.
[14th century. Via French< Latin conspirare, literally "breathe together" < spirare "breathe"]
