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conspire

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

con·spire / kənˈspīr/ • v. [intr.] make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act: they conspired against him. ∎ (of events or circumstances) seem to be working together to bring about a particular result, typically to someone's detriment: everything conspires to exacerbate the situation.

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conspire

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

conspire XIV. — (O)F. conspirer — L. conspīrāre agree, combine, f. CON- + spīrāre breathe (see SPIRIT).
So conspiracy XIV. — AN. conspiracie, alt. of (O)F. conspiration (— L.), whence earlier ME. conspiration (XIII). conspirator XV.

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conspire

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

conspire •acquire, admire, afire, applier, aspire, attire, ayah, backfire, barbwire, bemire, briar, buyer, byre, choir, conspire, crier, cryer, defier, denier, desire, dire, drier, dryer, dyer, enquire, entire, esquire, expire, fire, flyer, friar, fryer, Gaia, gyre, hellfire, hire, hiya, ire, Isaiah, jambalaya, Jeremiah, Josiah, Kintyre, latria, liar, lyre, Maia, Maya, Mayer, messiah, mire, misfire, Nehemiah, Obadiah, papaya, pariah, peripeteia, perspire, playa, Praia, prior, pyre, quire, replier, scryer, shire, shyer, sire, skyer, Sophia, spire, squire, supplier, Surabaya, suspire, tier, tire, transpire, trier, tumble-dryer, tyre, Uriah, via, wire, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah •homebuyer

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