connive (redirected from connivery)

con·nive  (k-nv)

intr.v. con·nived, con·niv·ing, con·nives

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.

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[Latin cnvre, connvre, to close the eyes.]

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con·niver n.

con·niver·y n.

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connive

Verb

[-niving, -nived]

1. connive at to allow or encourage (wrongdoing) by ignoring it

2. to conspire [Latin connivere to blink, hence, leave uncensured]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	connive - encourage or assent to illegally or criminally acquiesce, assent, accede - to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
	2.	connive - form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner scheme, intrigue plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

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connive

verb conspire, scheme, plot, intrigue, collude

Translations

connive [kəˈnaɪv] vi to connive at → hacer la vista gorda a

connive [kəˈnaɪv] vi to connive at → se faire le complice de

connive [kəˈnaɪv] vi to connive at → stillschweigend dulden

connive [kəˈnaɪv] vi to connive at → essere connivente in

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connive

v connive [kəˈnaiv]

(with at) to make no attempt to hinder (something wrong or illegal) Her mother connived at the child's truancy.konkel, oogluikend toelaat, deur die vingers sien, die oë sluit vir, 'n geheime verstandhouding veroorloofيَتَغاضي عَن، يَتَواطَأ سِرّاً معзатварям си очитеpřimhouřit oko nadvære medvidende om; lukke øjnene forstillschweigend duldenπροσποιούμαι άγνοια, κάνω τα στραβά μάτιαhacer la vista gordaläbi sõrmede vaatamaنادیده انگاشتنummistaa silmänsä joltakinfermer les yeux surלְהַעֲלִים עָיִןकिसी के साथ मिलकर अवैध कार्य करनाne htjeti vidjeti, toleriratiszemet huny vmi felettmembiarkanhylma yfirchiudere gli occhi見て見ぬふりをする묵인하다nuolaidžiauti, pro pirštus žiūrėtiiecietīgi izturēties; skatīties caur pirkstiembiaroogluikend toelatenlukke øynene for, se gjennom fingrene med, la gå upåtalt henpatrzeć przez palce, pobłażaćser cúmplicea închide ochii laпопустительствоватьzavrieť oči (nad)zatisniti oči (pred)zažmuriti nase genom fingrarna med, blunda förมองข้ามความผิดพลาดgöz yummak, suç ortaklığı yapmak縱容，默許потурати; дивитися крізь пальціنظر انداز كرنا، چشم پوشی كرناđồng lõa纵容，默许

n conˈnivance

oogluiking, oogluikende toelatingتَغاضٍ عَن، تَسَتُّر عَلىмълчаливо съгласиеshovívavost, němý souhlasmedvidenhedstillschweigende Duldungανοχήcomplicidad, connivencialäbi sõrmede vaatamineنادیده انگاریsormien läpi katsominenconnivenceהַעֲלָמַת עיןकिसी के साथ मिलकर अवैध रूप से किया गया कार्यprešutno odobravanjeszemethunyáskerjasamahylmingconnivenza見のがし묵인nuolaidžiavimasiecietīga izturēšanās (nevietā)membiarkanhet oogluikend toelatendet å lukke øynene for/se gjennom fingrene med/la gå upåtalt henpobłażaniecumplicidadecomplicitateпопустительствоtichý súhlaspopustljivostprećutni pristanaktyst medgivandeการมองข้ามความผิดพลาดgöz yumma, suç ortaklığı (etme)默許，縱容потурання; попусканняچشم پوشیđồng lõa默许，纵容