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Connive logo #10101) Abet 2) Plan 3) Plot 4) Scheme
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Connive logo #10101) Accede 2) Acquiesce 3) Assent 4) Be crafty 5) Be in cahoots 6) Engage in a plot on Vince 7) Intrigue, scheme 8) Join Vince on a scheme 9) Machinate 10) Plot 11) Scheme 12) To be connivent 13) To collude, to conspire 14) To cooperate secretly 15) To wink
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Connive logo #21002• (v. i.) To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as if not aware of it; -- usually followed by at. • (v. t.) To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see. • (v. i.) To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.
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Connive

Connive logo #20972Con·nive' (kŏn*nīv') intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Connived (- nīvd'); present participle & verbal noun Conniving .] [ Latin connivere to shut the eyes, connive, from con- + (perh.) a...
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Connive logo #20972Con·nive' transitive verb To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see. [ R. & Obsolete] 'Divorces were not connived only, but with eye open allowed.' Milton.
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connive logo #20400[v] - encourage or assent to illegally
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connive logo #21009connive, 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...
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connive logo #21199to cooperate secretly; conspire (often fol. by with): They connived to take over the business. · to avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn; give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak (usually fol. by at): The policeman connived at traffic violations. · to be indulgent toward something others oppose o...
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