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| con·nive [ kə nv ] (past and past participle con·nived, present participle con·niv·ing, 3rd person present singular con·nives) |
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1. plot: to plan secretly to do something, usually something wrong or illegal
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2. give tacit consent to something wrong: to pretend not to know about or do nothing to stop a wrongful or illegal act, thus showing encouragement of or consent to the act
 He connived at his brother's shoplifting with the understanding that he would share the loot.
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| [Early 17th century. Via French< Latin connivere "close your eyes"] |
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| con·niv·er noun |
| con·niv·er·y noun |
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