"complot" meaning in English

See complot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒmˌplɒt/ [noun], /kəmˈplɒt/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-complot.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-complot2.wav Forms: complots [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French complot (“crowd-, plot”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|complot||crowd-, plot}} Middle French complot (“crowd-, plot”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} complot (plural complots)
  1. (archaic) A plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-complot-en-noun-4GdkdmBE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 88 12 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 84 16

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒmˌplɒt/ [noun], /kəmˈplɒt/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-complot.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-complot2.wav Forms: complots [present, singular, third-person], complotting [participle, present], complotted [participle, past], complotted [past]
Rhymes: -ɒt Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French complot (“crowd-, plot”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|complot||crowd-, plot}} Middle French complot (“crowd-, plot”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} complot (third-person singular simple present complots, present participle complotting, simple past and past participle complotted)
  1. (archaic, transitive, intransitive) To plot together; conspire. Tags: archaic, intransitive, transitive Derived forms: complotment, complotter Related terms: plot
    Sense id: en-complot-en-verb-g7GEIEl-

Inflected forms

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