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   connive

   /kəˈnʌɪv/

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   • 1. secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur: "I did not connive in the production of these documents" Similar deliberately ignoreoverlooknot take into considerationdisregardpass overgloss overtake no notice oftake no account ofmake allowances forturn a blind eye toclose/shut one's eyes towink atblink atexcusepardonforgivecondonelet someone off withlet golet passlook the other wayinformal:let something rideOpposite condemnpunish
   • ▪ conspire to do something immoral, illegal, or harmful: "they connived with bank officials to launder money" Similar conspirecolludebe in collusioncollaborateintriguebe hand in gloveplotparticipate in a conspiracyschemeinformal:be in cahootsrare:machinatecabalcomplot

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French conniver or Latin connivere ‘shut the eyes (to)’, from con- ‘together’ + an unrecorded word related to nictare ‘to wink’.

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   • 1. conniver noun

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   What does connive mean?

   • 密謀, 搞陰謀, 縱容… 密谋, 搞阴谋, 纵容… actuar en connivencia, ser cómplice, hacer la vista gorda… agir em conivência, ser conivente… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CONNIVE definition: 1. to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen that will be to your advantage: 2. to….

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   Is connive a Latin word?

   • Those senses are closer to the Latin ancestor of the word: connive comes from the Latin verb connivēre, which means "to close the eyes" and which is descended from - nivēre, a form akin to the Latin verb nictare, meaning "to wink." But many English speakers disagreed, and the "conspire" sense is now the word's most widely used meaning.

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   Who is conniving?

   • Conniving usually occurs in secret, and people who connive are up to no good. Criminals planning a bank robbery are conniving. Crooked politicians looking for a bribe are conniving.

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   What does it mean if someone accuses you of conniving?

   • To connive is to plan or plot to do something illegal or wrong. Conniving is considered dishonest and cowardly. If someone accuses you of conniving, that's definitely not a compliment. Conniving usually occurs in secret, and people who connive are up to no good. Criminals planning a bank robbery are conniving.

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   What happens if one person connives with another to do something?

   • If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them. He accused ministers of conniving with foreign companies to tear up employment rights. [VERB + with] Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released. ...local authorities suspected of conniving with the Mafia.

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   What does nived mean?

   • v.i. -nived, -niv•ing. 1. to cooperate secretly; conspire. 2. to give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak (usu. fol. by at). 3. to be indulgent toward something others oppose or criticize (usu. fol. by at).

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     CONNIVE meaning: 1. to plan secretly and dishonestly for...

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     CONNIVE definicja: 1. to plan secretly and dishonestly for...

   • Connive: Polish Translation

     connive translate: knuć, przymykać oczy . Learn more in the...

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     CONNIVE translate: stillschweigend dulden. Learn more in the...

   • Connive Spanish Translation

     CONNIVE translate: actuar en connivencia, ser cómplice,...

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     connive translate: membiarkan. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   The meaning of CONNIVE is to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose. How to use connive in a sentence. Did you know?

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   2 meanings: 1. to plot together, esp secretly; conspire 2. law to give assent or encouragement (to the commission of a wrong).... Click for more definitions.

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   Connive definition: to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with). See examples of CONNIVE used in a sentence.

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   1. To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude: The dealers connived with customs officials to bring in narcotics. 2. To scheme; plot. 3. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent: The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape.

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   To connive is to plan or plot to do something illegal or wrong. Conniving is considered dishonest and cowardly. If someone accuses you of conniving, that's definitely not a compliment.

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