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connive

verb

/kəˈnaɪv/

Meaning

to secretly allow or be involved in a wrongdoing

The manager connived with the supplier to cheat the company.

collude, conspire, plot, scheme

oppose, resist

connive at, connive with, connive in

to start doing something; to commence

To bury a dead body in the ground.

to occur, happen, or become known

to reduce something to the smallest possible amount or degree

to pierce with horns or tusks; spilled blood

To cheat or defraud someone of money or rights.