connive, conniving 1. To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; to collude; to conspire: 'The dealers connived with customs officials to bring narcotics across the border.' 2. To avoid noticing something wrong; to give aid to wrongdoing by not telling about it or by secretly helping it. 3. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measu... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/3370/