COMPLOT, noun A plotting together; a joint plot; a plot; a confederacy in some evil design; a conspiracy. I know their complot is to have my life. COMPLOT, verb transitive To plot together; to conspire; to form a plot; to join in a secret design, generally criminal. We find them complotting together, and contriving a new scene of miseries to the Trojans.
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