CONCERT

concert. Concert, v.t. to contrive, to settle privately

---

Con‐cert″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Concerted; p. pr. & vb. n. Concerting.] [[F. concerter, It. concertare, conertare, prob. from L. consertus, p. p. of conserere to join together; con- + serere to join together, influenced by concertare to contend; con- + centare to strive; properly, to try to decide; fr. cernere to distinguish. See Series, and cf. Concern.]] 1. 1. To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.
It was concerted to begin the siege in March. Bp. Burnet. 2. 2. To plan; to devise; to arrange.
A commander had more trouble to concert his defense before the people than to plan . . . the campaign. Burke.