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発音

• IPA: /kənˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
• 韻: -aɪə(ɹ)

動詞

conspire (third-person singular simple present conspires, present participle conspiring, simple past and past participle conspired)

1. (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results; to collude, to connive, to plot.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 37:18:

     They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him.

   • 2015, Mustafa Khattab, transl., The Clear Quran, →ISBN, surah 28, verse 20:

     And there came a man, rushing from the farthest end of the city. He said, “O Moses! The chiefs are actually conspiring against you to put you to death, so leave ˹the city˺. I really advise you ˹to do so˺.”

2. (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
   • (Can we date this quote by Roscommon and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     The press, the pulpit, and the stage / Conspire to censure and expose our age.

   • 1744, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hercules, act 3, scene 5:

     I feel my vanquish'd heart conspire
     To crown a flame by Heav'n approv'd.

3. (transitive) To work together to bring about.

   Rain and sweat conspired to smudge her mascara.

   • 1597, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. First Three Bookes, of Tooth-lesse Satyrs. […], London: […] Thomas Creede, for Robert Dexter, →OCLC:

     Angry clouds conspire your overthrow.

同意語

• (secretly plot): collogue

派生語

関連する語

アナグラム

• incorpse, scorpine