complot

[ noun kom-plot; verb kuhm-plot ]
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noun
  1. a plot involving several participants; conspiracy.

verb (used with or without object),com·plot·ted, com·plot·ting.
  1. to plot together; conspire.

Origin of complot

1
1570–80; <Middle French; compare Old French complot dense crowd, accord, understanding, conspiracy, complote assembly (of troops); of obscure origin

Other words from complot

  • com·plot·ment, noun
  • com·plot·ter, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for complot

complot

/ archaic /


noun(ˈkɒmplɒt)
  1. a plot or conspiracy

verb(kəmˈplɒt) -plots, -plotting or -plotted
  1. to plot together; conspire

Origin of complot

1
C16: from Old French, of unknown origin

Derived forms of complot

  • complotter, noun

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