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- DictionaryCon·nive/kəˈnīv/
verb
- 1. secretly allow (something considered immoral, illegal, wrong, or harmful) to occur: "you have it in your power to connive at my escape"
1. : to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose. The government connived in the rebels' military buildup. 2. a. : to be indulgent or in secret sympathy : wink. The captain connived at the smuggling of goods aboard his ship. b. : to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding.
CONNIVE definition: 1. to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen that will be to your advantage: 2. to…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
Connive definition: to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with). See examples of CONNIVE used in a sentence.
Definition of connive verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To pretend not to see or look ( at something wrong or evil), thus giving tacit consent or cooperation; feign ignorance of another's wrongdoing. To scheme in an underhanded way. To pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore a fault deliberately.
CONNIVE meaning: to work secretly to do something wrong or illegal, or to allow something wrong or illegal to…. Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · connive (third-person singular simple present connives, present participle conniving, simple past and past participle connived) (intransitive) To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. [from mid 17th c.]
