conspire
con|spire /kənsp'aɪ'ər/ (conspires conspiring conspired)
1 [V-RECIP] pl-n V to-inf, V with n to-inf, pl-n V against n, also V with n
If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
They'd conspired to overthrow the government...
...a defendant convicted of conspiring with his brother to commit robberies...
I had a persecution complex and thought people were conspiring against me.
= plot
2 [VERB] V to-inf, V against n
If events conspire to produce a particular result, they seem to work together to cause this result.
History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision...
But fateful forces beyond the band's control were to conspire against them.
= combine
1 [V-RECIP] pl-n V to-inf, V with n to-inf, pl-n V against n, also V with n
If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
They'd conspired to overthrow the government...
...a defendant convicted of conspiring with his brother to commit robberies...
I had a persecution complex and thought people were conspiring against me.
= plot
2 [VERB] V to-inf, V against n
If events conspire to produce a particular result, they seem to work together to cause this result.
History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision...
But fateful forces beyond the band's control were to conspire against them.
= combine