complot

[ noun kom-plot; verb kuhm-plot ]

/ noun ˈkɒmˌplɒt; verb kəmˈplɒt /

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noun

a plot involving several participants; conspiracy.

verb (used with or without object), com·plot·ted, com·plot·ting.

to plot together; conspire.

Origin of complot

1570–80; <Middle French; compare Old French complotdense crowd, accord, understanding, conspiracy,complote assembly (of troops); of obscure origin

OTHER WORDS FROM complot

com·plot·ment, nouncom·plot·ter, noun

Words nearby complot

complier, compliment, complimentary, complimentary close, compline, complot, comply, compo, component, componential analysis, component of complement

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Example sentences from the Web for complot

It might be better to read compass for 'complot,' as the preceding 'plot' may have been in the printer's mind; or plan for 'plot.'
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley
He clears the now master of any foreknowledge of this complot, but they relied on Ivett's judgment and skill.
Henry Hudson|Thomas A. Janvier
And here they found John when they stole in one after the other, soft-footed, that the boy might suspect no complot.
The Marriage of Elinor|Margaret Oliphant
Flour and grain, by reason of the court's complot, began to run low.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2|Eugne Sue

I went on to the balcony, but the curtains of Bellegarde's room were drawn, as if to assure me that there was no complot.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

British Dictionary definitions for complot

complot

/ archaic /

noun (ˈkɒmplɒt)

a plot or conspiracy

verb (kəmˈplɒt) -plots, -plotting or -plotted

to plot together; conspire

Derived forms of complot

complotter, noun

Word Origin for complot

C16: from Old French, of unknown origin

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单词	complot
释义	complot [ noun kom-plot; verb kuhm-plot ] / noun ˈkɒmˌplɒt; verb kəmˈplɒt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR complot ON THESAURUS.COM noun a plot involving several participants; conspiracy. verb (used with or without object), com·plot·ted, com·plot·ting. to plot together; conspire. Origin of complot 1570–80; <Middle French; compare Old French complotdense crowd, accord, understanding, conspiracy,complote assembly (of troops); of obscure origin OTHER WORDS FROM complot com·plot·ment, nouncom·plot·ter, noun Words nearby complot complier, compliment, complimentary, complimentary close, compline, complot, comply, compo, component, componential analysis, component of complement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for complot It might be better to read compass for 'complot,' as the preceding 'plot' may have been in the printer's mind; or plan for 'plot.' The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays\|Thomas Keightley He clears the now master of any foreknowledge of this complot, but they relied on Ivett's judgment and skill. Henry Hudson\|Thomas A. Janvier And here they found John when they stole in one after the other, soft-footed, that the boy might suspect no complot. The Marriage of Elinor\|Margaret Oliphant Flour and grain, by reason of the court's complot, began to run low. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2\|Eugne Sue I went on to the balcony, but the curtains of Bellegarde's room were drawn, as if to assure me that there was no complot. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete\|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt British Dictionary definitions for complot complot / archaic / noun (ˈkɒmplɒt) a plot or conspiracy verb (kəmˈplɒt) -plots, -plotting or -plotted to plot together; conspire Derived forms of complot complotter, noun Word Origin for complot C16: from Old French, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to complot collaboration, connivance, collusion, involvement, manipulation, guilt, plot, sedition, scheme, treason, tend, cooperate, machination, concurrence, partnership, abetment, agreement, engineering, implication, intrigue
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complot

noun

verb (used with or without object), com·plot·ted, com·plot·ting.

Origin of complot

OTHER WORDS FROM complot

Words nearby complot

Example sentences from the Web for complot

British Dictionary definitions for complot

noun (ˈkɒmplɒt)

verb (kəmˈplɒt) -plots, -plotting or -plotted

Derived forms of complot

Word Origin for complot

Words related to complot