to coconspire
- verb
- /ˌkoʊkənˈspaɪr/
- The two executives coconspired to fix the bidding process.
Examples
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They allegedly coconspired with others to commit fraud.
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The prosecutor argued that the defendants had knowingly coconspired to evade taxes.
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Don't coconspire with them; they are not trustworthy!
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They decided to coconspire against the corrupt official.
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The prosecutor argued that the defendants had knowingly coconspired to evade taxes.
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The two executives coconspired to fix the bidding process.
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They allegedly coconspired with others to commit fraud.
Synonyms
To secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful
To secretly work with others to trick or cheat someone
Secretly allow or help someone to do something wrong
To make secret plans to do something dishonest
To meet secretly to plan something dishonest
To form a secret group to plot against someone
To plot secretly to gain power, often in politics
How Secretive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word coconspire joins co- meaning 'together' and conspire, which comes from a root that meant 'to breathe together', the same root as inspire. So to coconspire is to act together in a secret plan, often to do something wrong.