con·nive

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• con|nive — «kuh NYV», intransitive verb, nived, niv|ing. 1. to avoid noticing something wrong; give aid to wrongdoing by not telling of it: »The dishonest sheriff connived at gambling. 2. to cooperate secretly: »Benedict Arnold connived with the British… …   Useful english dictionary

• nive — con·nive; …   English syllables

• con|niv´er — con|nive «kuh NYV», intransitive verb, nived, niv|ing. 1. to avoid noticing something wrong; give aid to wrongdoing by not telling of it: »The dishonest sheriff connived at gambling. 2. to cooperate secretly: »Benedict Arnold connived with the… …   Useful english dictionary

• connive — con·nive …   English syllables

• connive — con|nive [ kə naıv ] verb intransitive 1. ) to plan secretly, especially to do something that is illegal or immoral: connive (with someone) to do something: The officials allegedly connived to take public funds for personal use. 2. ) to ignore… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• connive — con•nive [[t]kəˈnaɪv[/t]] v. i. nived, niv•ing 1) to cooperate secretly; conspire 2) to give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak (usu. fol. by at) 3) to be indulgent toward something others oppose or criticize (usu. fol. by at) •… …   From formal English to slang

• connive — con|nive [kəˈnaıv] v [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: conniver, from [i]Latin connivere to close the eyes, connive ] 1.) to not try to stop something wrong from happening connive at ▪ He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• connive — con·nive /kə nīv/ vt con·nived, con·niv·ing [Latin con(n)ivere to close one s eyes, knowingly overlook something]: to assent knowingly and wrongfully without opposition to another s wrongdoing; specif: to knowingly consent to a spouse s marital… …   Law dictionary

• Connive — Con*nive (k[o^]n*n[imac]v ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Connived} ( n[imac]vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conniving}.] [L. connivere to shut the eyes, connive, fr. con + (perh.) a word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.] 1. To open and close the eyes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Connived — Connive Con*nive (k[o^]n*n[imac]v ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Connived} ( n[imac]vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conniving}.] [L. connivere to shut the eyes, connive, fr. con + (perh.) a word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.] 1. To open and close… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English