complot

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. komplot′; v. kəm plot)

Inflections of 'complot' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
complots
v 3rd person singular
complotting
v pres p
complotted
v past
complotted
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
com•plot  (n. komplot′;v. kəm plot),USA pronunciation n., v., -plot•ted, -plot•ting. 
n. 
  1. a plot involving several participants;
    conspiracy.

v.t., v.i. 
  1. to plot together;
    conspire.
  • Middle French; compare Old French complot dense crowd, accord, understanding, conspiracy, complote assembly (of troops); of obscure origin, originally
  • 1570–80
com•plotment, n. 
com•plotter, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
complot / ˈkɒmplɒt/
  1. a plot or conspiracy
/ kəmˈplɒt/ ( -plots, -plotting, -plotted)
  1. (intransitive) to plot together; conspire
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, of unknown origincomˈplotter
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