conspire
/kənˈspaɪə(r)/verb
no obj.
1- make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act阴谋, 密谋; 共谋：
they conspired against him
他们密谋反对他
with infinitive they deny conspiring to defraud the Inland Revenue.他们否认曾密谋诈骗国内税收。
1.1
- with infinitive(of events or circumstances) seem to be working together to bring about a particular result, typically to someone's detriment（事件, 情况）合作, 协同; 凑合起来; 共同促成：
everything conspires to exacerbate the situation.
所有的事都凑在一起使情况更糟。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare 'agree, plot', from con- 'together with' + spirare 'breathe'.