un·con·spire /ˌʌnkənˈspaɪər/ verb
To expose or reveal a secret plan or conspiracy, making its details known to the public or relevant authorities.
Example: The citizen journalists worked tirelessly to unconspire the network of corruption within the organization.To dismantle or disrupt a conspiracy by taking actions that prevent its success or continuation.
Example: The task force was formed to unconspire the plot before it could unfold.
Synonyms: expose, uncover, reveal, thwart, dismantle
Antonyms: conspire, collude, plot
Etymology: From the prefix un- (reversing action) + conspire (from Latin conspirare, meaning "to breathe together" or "to act in harmony").
Usage Note: Though not a standard term in English, unconspire is occasionally used in informal or creative contexts to denote the act of countering or undoing a conspiracy.
This is an invented term, coined here.
"Unconspire" is not a recognized word in standard English dictionaries. It does not appear in sources like Merriam-Webster, Oxford, or Cambridge dictionaries, nor is it commonly used in written or spoken English based on available web and linguistic data.
The prefix "un-" typically reverses the action of a verb (e.g., "undo," "uncover"), but "conspire" (to plan secretly, often with harmful intent) does not have an established antonym formed by adding "un-."
However, in creative or informal contexts, someone might use "unconspire" to imply the reversal of a conspiracy—such as dismantling, exposing, or withdrawing from a secret plan.