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Webster 1913 Edition
Complot
Com′plot
,Noun.
[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. Shakespeare
Com-plot′
,Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Complot
COMPLOT
,Noun.
I know their complot is to have my life.
COMPLOT
,Verb.
T.
We find them complotting together, and contriving a new scene of miseries to the Trojans.