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to connive
01
to secretly cooperate or conspire with others, typically to commit wrongdoing or deceit
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
connive
3rd person singular
connives
present participle
conniving
past simple
connived
past participle
connived
Examples
The corrupt officials connive with businessmen to embezzle public funds.
02
encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
03
to knowingly ignore something illicit or improper without taking action to stop it
Examples
The supervisor connives at the employees' habitual tardiness, failing to address the issue.
Lexical Tree
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