单词 | connive |
释义 | connive[ kuh-nahyv ] / kəˈnaɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR connive ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), con·nived, con·niv·ing.to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with): They connived to take over the business. to avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn; give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak (usually followed by at): The policeman connived at traffic violations. to be indulgent toward something others oppose or criticize (usually followed by at): to connive at childlike exaggerations. Origin of connive1595–1605; (<French conniver) <Latin co(n)nīvēre to close the eyes in sleep, turn a blind eye, equivalent to con-con- + -nīvēre, akin to nictāre to blink (cf. nictitate) SYNONYMS FOR connive1 plan, plot, collude. SEE SYNONYMS FOR connive ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM connivecon·niv·er, nouncon·niv·ing·ly, adverbun·con·nived, adjectiveun·con·niv·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH conniveconnive , conspireWords nearby conniveconnexion, Connie, conning tower, conniption, connivance, connive, connivent, connivery, conniving, connoisseur, Connolly Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conniveBritish Dictionary definitions for conniveconnive / (kəˈnaɪv) / verb (intr)to plot together, esp secretly; conspire (foll by at) law to give assent or encouragement (to the commission of a wrong) Derived forms of conniveconniver, nounconnivingly, adverbWord Origin for conniveC17: from French conniver, from Latin connīvēre to blink, hence, leave uncensured; -nīvēre related to nictāre to wink Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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