Conspire: c.1300, from O.Fr. conspirer, from L. conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from com- "together" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Conspiracy is from 1386; conspiracy theory is from 1909.
December 09, 2003
humm, so if everyone could abstract the absract out of their lives, and post it here... that's be great! (note the intricate use of abstract as both a verb, and a noun - I'm awfully proud of myself for that one... hehe)
