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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

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

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connive [kəˈnaɪv] vi to connive at → stillschweigend dulden

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

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connive

v connive [kəˈnaiv]

(withat) 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 veroorloof يَتَغاضي عَن، يَتَواطَأ سِرّاً مع затварям си очите přimhouřit oko nad være medvidende om; lukke øjnene for stillschweigend dulden προσποιούμαι άγνοια, κάνω τα στραβά μάτια hacer la vista gorda läbi sõrmede vaatama نادیده انگاشتن ummistaa silmänsä joltakin fermer les yeux sur לְהַעֲלִים עָיִן किसी के साथ मिलकर अवैध कार्य करना ne htjeti vidjeti, tolerirati szemet huny vmi felett membiarkan hylma yfir chiudere gli occhi 見て見ぬふりをする 묵인하다 nuolaidžiauti, pro pirštus žiūrėti iecietīgi izturēties; skatīties caur pirkstiem biar oogluikend toelaten lukke øynene for, se gjennom fingrene med, la gå upåtalt hen patrzeć przez palce, pobłażać ser cúmplice a închide ochii la попустительствовать zavrieť oči (nad) zatisniti oči (pred) zažmuriti na se genom fingrarna med, blunda för มองข้ามความผิดพลาด göz yummak, suç ortaklığı yapmak 縱容，默許 потурати; дивитися крізь пальці نظر انداز كرنا، چشم پوشی كرنا đồng lõa 纵容，默许

n conˈnivance

oogluiking, oogluikende toelating تَغاضٍ عَن، تَسَتُّر عَلى мълчаливо съгласие shovívavost, němý souhlas medvidenhed stillschweigende Duldung ανοχή complicidad, connivencia läbi sõrmede vaatamine نادیده انگاری sormien läpi katsominen connivence הַעֲלָמַת עין किसी के साथ मिलकर अवैध रूप से किया गया कार्य prešutno odobravanje szemethunyás kerjasama hylming connivenza 見のがし 묵인 nuolaidžiavimas iecietīga izturēšanās (nevietā) membiarkan het oogluikend toelaten det å lukke øynene for/se gjennom fingrene med/la gå upåtalt hen pobłażanie cumplicidade complicitate попустительство tichý súhlas popustljivost prećutni pristanak tyst medgivande การมองข้ามความผิดพลาด göz yumma, suç ortaklığı (etme) 默許，縱容 потурання; попускання چشم پوشی đồng lõa 默许，纵容