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
Flour and grain, by reason of the court's complot, began to run low.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne
He fancies, or asserts himself, the victim of a domestic complot against him;—accounts are accounts—prices are prices;—let him make out a fair detail.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals by Moore, Thomas
Nay, if the Douglas and the Hepburn hatch the complot together, the bird when it breaks the shell will scare Scotland, will it not, my Fleming?'
From Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series) by Hutton, Richard Holt
Madam, be it in secret spoken to your self, if you will but follow the complot I have invented, you will not think me so forward as your self shall prove fortunate.
From Fair Em by Shakespeare (spurious and doubtful works)
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