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.
March 08, 2004
Monty Pythonesque, eh? You naked...well, clothed in a helmet, elbow and knee pads running toward a cliff? That's not a sight I'd like to see. Before, or after!