Both Uses of
conspire
in
Franny and Zooey
- He stopped looking at it and began to stare at the stem of his Martini glass, looking worried and vaguely, unfairly conspired against.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- For ten years or more, both of her daughters had often, if impotently, conspired to throw out this veteran kimono.†
Chpt 2.2
Definition:
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(conspire) secretly plan together to do something -- especially something illegal or harmful
or:
of events and circumstances: seemingly cooperate to achieve something