connive

Pronunciation

• (US) (UK) IPA ^(key): /kəˈnaɪv/

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• Hyphenation: con‧nive

Verb

Plain form connive

Third-person singular connives

Past tense connived

Past participle connived

Present participle conniving

1. (intransitive) If you connive, you secretly cooperate with others to commit a crime.
   • Synonyms: collude and conspire