Definitions for complot
com·plot

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. conspire, cabal, complot, conjure, machinateverb

   engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

   "They conspired to overthrow the government"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. complotnoun

   a plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy

2. complotverb

   To plot.

3. Etymology: From complot.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COMPLOTnoun

   Etymology: Fr. from completum for complexum, low Latin, Menage.

   A confederacy in some secret crime; a plot; a conspiracy.

   I cannot, my life, my brother, like but well
   The purpose of the complot which ye tell. Hubberd’s Tale.

   I know their complot is to have my life. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

2. To Complotverb

   To form a plot; to conspire; to join in any secret design, generally criminal.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Nor ever by advised purpose meet,
   To plot, contrive, or complot any ill. William Shakespeare, Richard II.

   A few lines after, we find them complotting together, and contriving a new scene of miseries to the Trojans. Alexander Pope.

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1. complot

   A complot is a secret plan or agreement between individuals, often involving illegal or harmful actions, also known as a conspiracy or plot.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Complotnoun

   a plotting together; a confederacy in some evil design; a conspiracy

2. Complot

   to plot or plan together; to conspire; to join in a secret design

3. Etymology: [F. complot, prob. for comploit, fr.L. complicitum, prop. p. p. of complicare, but equiv. to complicatio complication, entangling. See Complicate, and cf. Plot.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Complot

   kom′plot, n. a conspiracy.—v.i. Complot′, to plot together, to conspire.—v.t. to plan.—pr.p. complot′ting; pa.p. complot′ted. [Fr.]

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1. • Plot

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How to pronounce complot?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of complot in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of complot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=complot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Complot
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=complot
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complot
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=complot
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=complot