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con·nive C0576600 (kə-nīv′)intr.v. con·nived, con·niv·ing, con·nives 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.
[Latin cōnīvēre, connīvēre, to close the eyes.]
con·niv′er n.con·niv′er·y n.connive (kəˈnaɪv) vb (intr) 1. to plot together, esp secretly; conspire2. (Law) (foll by at) law to give assent or encouragement (to the commission of a wrong)[C17: from French conniver, from Latin connīvēre to blink, hence, leave uncensured; -nīvēre related to nictāre to wink] conˈniver n conˈnivingly advcon•nive (kəˈnaɪv)
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). [1595–1605; (< French conniver) < Latin co(n)nīvēre to close the eyes in sleep, turn a blind eye] con•niv′er, n. connive
Past participle: connived
Gerund: conniving
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| I connive | | you connive | | he/she/it connives | | we connive | | you connive | | they connive |
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| I connived | | you connived | | he/she/it connived | | we connived | | you connived | | they connived |
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| I am conniving | | you are conniving | | he/she/it is conniving | | we are conniving | | you are conniving | | they are conniving |
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| I have connived | | you have connived | | he/she/it has connived | | we have connived | | you have connived | | they have connived |
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| I was conniving | | you were conniving | | he/she/it was conniving | | we were conniving | | you were conniving | | they were conniving |
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| I had connived | | you had connived | | he/she/it had connived | | we had connived | | you had connived | | they had connived |
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| I will connive | | you will connive | | he/she/it will connive | | we will connive | | you will connive | | they will connive |
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| I will have connived | | you will have connived | | he/she/it will have connived | | we will have connived | | you will have connived | | they will have connived |
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| I will be conniving | | you will be conniving | | he/she/it will be conniving | | we will be conniving | | you will be conniving | | they will be conniving |
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| I have been conniving | | you have been conniving | | he/she/it has been conniving | | we have been conniving | | you have been conniving | | they have been conniving |
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| I will have been conniving | | you will have been conniving | | he/she/it will have been conniving | | we will have been conniving | | you will have been conniving | | they will have been conniving |
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| I had been conniving | | you had been conniving | | he/she/it had been conniving | | we had been conniving | | you had been conniving | | they had been conniving |
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| I would connive | | you would connive | | he/she/it would connive | | we would connive | | you would connive | | they would connive |
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| I would have connived | | you would have connived | | he/she/it would have connived | | we would have connived | | you would have connived | | they would have connived |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | connive - encourage or assent to illegally or criminallyacquiesce, assent, accede - to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" | | 2. | connive - form intrigues (for) in an underhand mannerscheme, intrigueplot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government" |
conniveverb conspire, scheme, plot, intrigue, collude Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released.connive at something turn a blind eye to, overlook, pass by, disregard, abet, wink at, look the other way, blink at, be a party to, be an accessory to, be in collusion with, let pass, shut your eyes to, lend yourself to, aid Mr Mandela suggested the government had connived at the violence.conniveverbTo work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end:collude, conspire, intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme.phrasal verb
connive atTo pretend not to see:blink (at), disregard, ignore, pass over, wink at.Idioms: be blind to, close one's eyes to, look the other way, turn a blind eye to.Translationsconnive (kəˈnaiv) verb (with at) to make no attempt to hinder (something wrong or illegal). Her mother connived at the child's truancy. 縱容，放任 纵容，默许 conˈnivance noun 縱容，放任 默许，纵容 conniveenUK
connive at (something)To plot or conspire about something. What are you kids whispering about back there? You better not be conniving at something!See also: conniveconnive at something (with someone) and connive (at something) with someoneto scheme at something (with someone); to plot something (with someone). Are you conniving at something with Ronald? Are you and Ronald conniving with Tom at something I should know about? Stop conniving with people!See also: conniveEncyclopediaSeeCONNIVERLegalSeeconnivanceconniveenUK
Synonyms for conniveverb conspireSynonyms- conspire
- scheme
- plot
- intrigue
- collude
phrase connive at somethingSynonyms- turn a blind eye to
- overlook
- pass by
- disregard
- abet
- wink at
- look the other way
- blink at
- be a party to
- be an accessory to
- be in collusion with
- let pass
- shut your eyes to
- lend yourself to
- aid
Synonyms for conniveverb to work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal endSynonyms- collude
- conspire
- intrigue
- machinate
- plot
- scheme
phrase connive at: to pretend not to seeSynonyms- blink
- disregard
- ignore
- pass over
- wink at
Synonyms for conniveverb encourage or assent to illegally or criminallyRelated Wordsverb form intrigues (for) in an underhand mannerSynonymsRelated Words |