Conspire vs Complot - What's the difference?
conspire | complot | Synonyms |
To secretly plot or make plans together, often used regarding something bad or illegal.
* Bible, Genesis xxxvii. 18
To agree, to concur to one end.
* Roscommon
* 1744 , , act 3, scene 5
To try to bring about.
* Bishop Hall
(archaic) A plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy
* (Thomas Kyd), (The Spanish Tragedie) , :
* (William Shakespeare), (Titus Andronicus), :
(archaic) To plot.
* 1597 , :
Conspire is a synonym of complot.
As verbs the difference between conspire and complot
is that conspire is while complot is (archaic) to plot.As a noun complot is
(archaic) a plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy.conspire
English
Verb
(conspir)- They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him.
- The press, the pulpit, and the stage / Conspire to censure and expose our age.
- I feel my vanquish'd heart conspire
- To crown a flame by Heav'n approv'd.
- Angry clouds conspire your overthrow.
Synonyms
* (secretly plot) colloguecomplot
English
Noun
(en noun)- LOR. Now to confirme the complot thou hast cast
- Of all these practices, Ile spread the watch,
- Vpon precise commandement from the king
- Strongly to guard the place where Pedringano
- This night shall murder haples Serberine.
- AARON: / For I must talk of murders, rapes, and massacres,
- Acts of black night, abominable deeds,
- Complots of mischief, treason, villainies,
- Ruthful to hear, yet piteously perform'd: /
Verb
(en-verb)- BOLINGBROKE. Besides, I say and will in battle prove,
- Or here, or elsewhere to the furthest verge
- That ever was survey'd by English eye,
- That all the treasons for these eighteen years
- Complotted and contrived in this land,
- Fetch from false Mowbray their first head and spring.