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COMPLOT (complotted, complotting)

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Irregular inflected forms: complotted  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, complotting  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does complot mean? 

COMPLOT (verb)
  The verb COMPLOT has 1 sense:

1. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear togetherplay

  Familiarity information: COMPLOT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COMPLOT (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

cabal; complot; conjure; conspire; machinate

Context example:

They conspired to overthrow the government

Hypernyms (to "complot" is one way to...):

plot (plan secretly, usually something illegal)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "complot"):

coconspire (conspire together)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

They complot to move


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