connive
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con·nive
(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.
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connive
(kəˈnaɪv)vb (intr)
1. to plot together, esp secretly; conspire
2. (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 adv
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con•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.
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connive
Past participle: connived
Gerund: conniving
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| Verb | 1. | connive - encourage or assent to illegally or criminally |
| 2. | connive - form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government" |
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connive
verb 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.
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connive
verbphrasal verb
connive at
To pretend not to see:
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Translations
يَتَغاضي عَن، يَتَواطَأ سِرّاً مع
přimhouřit oko nad
lukke øjnene for
hylma yfir
nuolaidžiautinuolaidžiavimaspro pirštus žiūrėti
iecietīgi izturētiesskatīties caur pirkstiem
göz yummaksuç ortaklığı yapmak
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connive
[kəˈnaɪv] vi (= act secretly) to connive with sb → être de connivence avec qn
to connive to do sth → agir de connivence pour faire qch
to connive with sb to do sth → être de connivence avec qn pour faire qch
to connive at sth (= participate in) [+ crime] → se rendre complice de qch
to connive to do sth → agir de connivence pour faire qch
to connive with sb to do sth → être de connivence avec qn pour faire qch
to connive at sth (= participate in) [+ crime] → se rendre complice de qch
(= turn a blind eye) to connive at sth (= pretend not to notice) → fermer les yeux sur qch
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connive
vi
(= conspire) → sich verschwören, gemeinsame Sache machen; he’s a conniving little wretch (inf) → er ist ein hinterhältiger Tropf (inf)
(= deliberately overlook) to connive at something → etw stillschweigend dulden; to connive at a crime → einem Verbrechen Vorschub leisten
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connive
[kəˈnaɪv] vi to connive at (pej) (pretend not to notice) → chiudere un occhio su; (aid and abet) → essere connivente inCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
connive
(kəˈnaiv) verb (with at) to make no attempt to hinder (something wrong or illegal). Her mother connived at the child's truancy.
conˈnivance nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.