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connive at
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | connive at - give one's silent approval towink atencourage, promote, further, boost, advance - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
conniveverbTo work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end:collude, conspire, intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme.phrasal verb
connive atTo pretend not to see:blink (at), disregard, ignore, pass over, wink at.Idioms: be blind to, close one's eyes to, look the other way, turn a blind eye to.connive at
connive at (something)To plot or conspire about something. What are you kids whispering about back there? You better not be conniving at something!See also: conniveconnive at something (with someone) and connive (at something) with someoneto scheme at something (with someone); to plot something (with someone). Are you conniving at something with Ronald? Are you and Ronald conniving with Tom at something I should know about? Stop conniving with people!See also: conniveconnive at
Synonyms for connive atverb give one's silent approval toSynonymsRelated Words- encourage
- promote
- further
- boost
- advance
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