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complot
[ noun kom-plot; verb kuhm-plot ]
noun
- a plot involving several participants; conspiracy.
verb (used with or without object)
- to plot together; conspire.
complot
noun
- a plot or conspiracy
verb
- to plot together; conspire
Derived Forms
- comˈplotter, noun
Other Words From
- com·plotment noun
- com·plotter noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of complot1
Word History and Origins
Origin of complot1
Example Sentences
And here they found John when they stole in one after the other, soft-footed, that the boy might suspect no complot.
He clears the now master of any foreknowledge of this complot, but they relied on Ivett's judgment and skill.
The superserviceable police pretended early in the year to discover details, but the alleged complot was a pure figment.
I went on to the balcony, but the curtains of Bellegarde's room were drawn, as if to assure me that there was no complot.
It might be better to read compass for 'complot,' as the preceding 'plot' may have been in the printer's mind; or plan for 'plot.'
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