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9.9
To form a secret group to plot against someone
  • verb
  • Archaic
translation icon : conspirar
  • The politicians were caballing late into the night to undermine their rival.

Examples

  • Rumors spread that several executives had been caballing to take control of the company.

  • They caballed against the new policy.

  • He accused his colleagues of caballing against him to get him fired.

  • Did they caball in secret?

  • The officials were caught caballing behind closed doors to manipulate the election results.

  • The rival teams were caballing to undermine the tournament's integrity.

  • Rumors spread that the board members were caballing to remove the CEO without a proper vote.

Synonyms

to conspire
vsto caball
130 5.8

To secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful

emphasizes forming a secret group to plot against someone, not just planning
to collude
vsto caball
44 8.3

To secretly work with others to trick or cheat someone

is about forming a secret group to oppose or harm someone, not only deceiving
to collogue
vsto caball
  • Archaic
9.9

To meet secretly to plan something dishonest

focuses on creating a secret group to plot against someone
to cabal
vsto caball
  • Formal
9.7

To plot secretly to gain power, often in politics

involves forming a secret group specifically to scheme against someone
to coconspire
vsto caball
9.7

To plan secretly with others to do something illegal

refers to creating a secret group to plot against someone

How Conspiratorial

to conspire
130 5.8
to caball
  • Archaic
9.9
to plot
120 4.8
to scheme
14 6.5

Surface Forms

caball infinitive
caballed past
caballed past participle
caballing present participle
caballs third person singular

Etymology

Caball comes from the older word cabala, which in turn comes from Hebrew kabbalah meaning 'secret teaching'. The idea of 'secret' moved from hidden knowledge to a hidden group—as in the familiar word cabal—so to caball is to form a secret group to plot.