conspiring


con·spire

C0587000 (kən-spīr′)v. con·spired, con·spir·ing, con·spires v.intr.1. To plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action.2. To join or act together; combine: "Semisweet chocolate, cocoa powder, espresso, Cognac, and vanilla all conspire to intensify [the cake's] flavor" (Sally Schneider).v.tr. To plan or plot secretly.
[Middle English conspiren, from Old French, from Latin cōnspīrāre : com-, com- + spīrāre, to breathe.]
con·spir′er n.con·spir′ing·ly adv.

conspiring

(kənˈspaɪərɪŋ) adjof or involved in a conspiracy conˈspiringly adv