different between conspire vs manoeuvre

English

Etymology

From Middle English conspiren, from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare, consp?r?, from con- (combining form of cum (“with”)) + sp?r? (“breathe”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?spa??(?)/
• Rhymes: -a??(r)

Verb

conspire (third-person singular simple present conspires, present participle conspiring, simple past and past participle conspired)

1. (intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results.

   • They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him.

2. (intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
   • Roscommon

     The press, the pulpit, and the stage / Conspire to censure and expose our age.

   • 1744, Georg Friedrich Händel, Hercules, act 3, scene 5

     I feel my vanquish'd heart conspire

     To crown a flame by Heav'n approv'd.

3. (transitive) To try to bring about.
   • Bishop Hall

   Angry clouds conspire your overthrow.

Synonyms

• (secretly plot): collogue

Related terms

• co-conspirator
• conspiracy
• conspiration
• conspirator
• inspire
• spirit

Translations

Anagrams

• incorpse, scorpine

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: conspirent, conspires

Verb

conspire

1. first-person singular present indicative of conspirer
2. third-person singular present indicative of conspirer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of conspirer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of conspirer
5. second-person singular imperative of conspirer

Portuguese

Verb

conspire

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of conspirar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of conspirar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of conspirar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of conspirar

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kon?spire]

Verb

conspire

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of conspira
2. third-person plural present subjunctive of conspira

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kons?pi?e/, [kõns?pi.?e]

Verb

conspire

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of conspirar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of conspirar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of conspirar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of conspirar.

English

Etymology

From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”). First recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne (800 AD) to mean "chore, manual task", probably as a calque of the Frankish *handwerc (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English hand?eweorc, German Handwerk.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??nu?v?/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /m??nu?v?/
• Rhymes: -u?v?(?)
• Hyphenation: ma?noeu?vre

Noun

manoeuvre (plural manoeuvres)

1. Britain, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver.

Verb

manoeuvre (third-person singular simple present manoeuvres, present participle manoeuvring, simple past and past participle manoeuvred)

1. (transitive) Britain, Canada, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand spelling of maneuver.

Derived terms

• manoeuvrable

See also

• overtaking

Anagrams

• manoeuver, manœuver