complot

[ noun kom-plot; verb kuhm-plot ]

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.

complot

noun

1. a plot or conspiracy

verb

1. to plot together; conspire

Derived Forms

• comˈplotter, noun

Other Words From

• com·plotment noun
• com·plotter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of complot¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of complot¹

C16: from Old French, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

And here they found John when they stole in one after the other, soft-footed, that the boy might suspect no complot.

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He clears the now master of any foreknowledge of this complot, but they relied on Ivett's judgment and skill.

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The superserviceable police pretended early in the year to discover details, but the alleged complot was a pure figment.

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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.

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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.'

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