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con·nive  audio  (k-nv) KEY 

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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin cnvre, connvre, to close the eyes

OTHER FORMS:
con·niver(Noun), con·niver·y(Noun)


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