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verb (used without object), con·nived, con·niv·ing.
1.
to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with): They connived to take over the business.
2.
to avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn; give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak (usually followed by at): The policeman connived at traffic violations.
3.
to be indulgent toward something others oppose or criticize (usually followed by at): to connive at childlike exaggerations.
Origin:
1595–1605; (< French conniver) < Latin co(n)nīvēre to close the eyes in sleep, turn a blind eye, equivalent to con- con- + -nīvēre, akin to nictāre to blink (compare nictitate)
1595–1605; (< French conniver) < Latin co(n)nīvēre to close the eyes in sleep, turn a blind eye, equivalent to con- con- + -nīvēre, akin to nictāre to blink (compare nictitate)
Related forms
con·niv·er, noun
con·niv·ing·ly, adverb
un·con·nived, adjective
un·con·niv·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. plan, plot, collude.
1. plan, plot, collude.
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Conniving
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
conniving
1783, pp. adj. from connive (q.v.). Earlier in this sense was connivent (1640s).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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