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Conspire vs League - What's the difference?

conspire | league | Synonyms |

Conspire is a synonym of league.


As verbs the difference between conspire and league

is that conspire is while league is to form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.

As a noun league is

a group or association of cooperating members or league can be (measurement) the distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three english miles (about five kilometers).

conspire

English

Verb

(conspir)
  • To secretly plot or make plans together, often used regarding something bad or illegal.
  • * Bible, Genesis xxxvii. 18
    • They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him.
  • To agree, to concur to one end.
  • * Roscommon
    • The press, the pulpit, and the stage / Conspire to censure and expose our age.
  • * 1744 , , act 3, scene 5
    • I feel my vanquish'd heart conspire
    To crown a flame by Heav'n approv'd.
  • To try to bring about.
  • * Bishop Hall
    • Angry clouds conspire your overthrow.

    Synonyms

    * (secretly plot) collogue

    Related terms

    * co-conspirator * conspiracy * conspirator * inspire * spirit

    league

    English

    (wikipedia league)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) ligg, from (etyl) ligue, from (etyl) lega, from the verb legare, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A group or association of cooperating members.
    • the League of Nations
  • * Denham
    • And let there be / 'Twixt us and them no league , nor amity.
  • An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
    • My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League''' and the American '''League in baseball.
  • (informal) Rugby league.
    • Are you going to watch the league tonight?
    Derived terms
    * bush league * in a league of one's own * in league (with) * major league * minor league * non-league * out of one's league * seven-league boots

    Verb

    (leagu)
  • To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.
    • (South)

    Etymology 2

    From (m), possibly from (etyl).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (measurement) The distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers).
  • * M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisiana (PG), p. 47
    • Seven leagues above the mouth of the river we meet with two other passes, as large as the middle one by which we entered.''
  • A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.

    • References

    * Online Etymology, league * Middle English Dictionary, lege