complot
Americannoun
verb (used with or without object)
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
- complotment noun
- complotter noun
Etymology
Origin of complot
1570–80; < Middle French; compare Old French complot dense crowd, accord, understanding, conspiracy, complote assembly (of troops); of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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Jack Reacher descubre un complot a nivel estatal para culpar a Susan Turner, la antigua jefa de su unidad, de traición al gobierno.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2019
Nay, if the Douglas and the Hepburn hatch the complot together, the bird, when it breaks the shell, will scare Scotland.
From The Abbot by Scott, Walter, Sir
Esope quelque fois la nuit, De complot avec la servante, Chalumoit sans faire de bruit Les tonneaux de son maitre Xante.
From Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness by Samber, Robert
The Raad thereupon publicly gave thanks to the Almighty, Who had revealed and frustrated this 'hideous complot.'
From The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir
Richard's speech:— “Nor never by advised purpose meet, To plot, contrive, or complot any ill, 'Gainst us, our state, our subjects, or our land.”
From Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
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