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.
January 09, 2004
No, m'dear. There's no way you were the spider. We all know you squeal like a girl and make Mike kill them whenever you see one, so the concept of you actually being a spider is absurd.