Both Uses of
conspire
in
War and Peace
- He told me himself that all the Moscow ladies have conspired to give him all their sons as adjutants.†
Chpt 1 *
- Moreover, toward evening, as if everything conspired to make Petersburg society anxious and uneasy, a terrible piece of news was added.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
secretly plan together to do something -- especially something illegal or harmful
or:
of events and circumstances: seemingly cooperate to achieve something
or:
of events and circumstances: seemingly cooperate to achieve something