Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Complot \Com"plot\, n. [F. complot, prob. for comploit, fr.L.
complicitum, prop. p. p. of complicare, but equiv. to
complicatio complication, entangling. See {Complicate}, and
cf. {Plot}.]
A plotting together; a confederacy in some evil design; a
conspiracy.
I know their complot is to have my life. --Shak.
Complot \Com*plot"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Complotted}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Complotting}.] [Cf. F. comploter, fr. complot.]
To plot or plan together; to conspire; to join in a secret
design.
We find them complotting together, and contriving a new
scene of miseries to the Trojans. --Pope.
Source : WordNet®
complot
v : engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear
together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
[syn: {conspire}, {cabal}, {conjure}, {machinate}]
[also: {complotting}, {complotted}]