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 Definitions of connive  [əˈnaɪv]  

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Definition of 'connive' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) connive
to cooperate secretly; conspire.

2.  connive
to give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak (usu. fol. by at).

3.  connive
to be indulgent toward something others oppose or criticize (usu. fol. by at).

Etymology:  (1595–1605; (< F conniver) < L co(n)nīvēre to close the eyes in sleep, turn a blind eye)

Definition of 'connive' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) connive
encourage or assent to illegally or criminally

2. (verb) scheme, intrigue, connive
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner


Definition of 'connive' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) connive
to open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink

2. (verb) connive
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

3. (verb) connive
to shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see


Translation of 'connive' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: (withat) to make no attempt to hinder (something wrong or illegal)
Her mother connived at the child's truancy.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: konkel, oogluikend toelaa Arabic flag Arabic: يَتَغاضي عَن، يَتَواطَأ س Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: затварям си очите
Brazilian flag Brazilian: ser conivente Czech flag Czech: přimhouřit oko nad German flag German: stillschweigend dulden
Danish flag Danish: være medvidende om; lukke Greek flag Greek: προσποιούμαι άγνοια, κάνω Spanish flag Spanish: hacer la vista gorda
Estonian flag Estonian: läbi sõrmede vaatama Farsi flag Farsi: نادیده انگاشتن Finnish flag Finnish: vehkeillä
French flag French: fermer les yeux sur Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַעֲלִים עָיִן Hindi flag Hindi: किसी के साथ मिलकर अवैध का
Croatian flag Croatian: ne htjeti vidjeti, toleri Hungarian flag Hungarian: szemet huny vmi felett Indonesian flag Indonesian: membiarkan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hylma yfir Italian flag Italian: chiudere gli occhi Japanese flag Japanese: 見て見ぬふりをする
Korean flag Korean: 묵인하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: nuolaidžiauti, pro pirštu Latvian flag Latvian: iecietīgi izturēties; ska
Malay flag Malay: biar Dutch flag Dutch: oogluikend toelaten Norwegian flag Norwegian: lukkeøynene for, se gjenn
Polish flag Polish: patrzeć przez palce, pobł Persian flag Persian: نادیده انگاشتن Pashto flag Pashto: تجاهل كول: په پټه مرسته و
Portuguese flag Portuguese: ser cúmplice Romanian flag Romanian: aînchide ochii la Russian flag Russian: попустительствовать
Slovak flag Slovak: zavrieť oči (nad) Slovenian flag Slovenian: zatisniti oči (pred) Serbian flag Serbian: zažmuriti na
Swedish flag Swedish: se genom fingrarna med, b Thai flag Thai: มองข้ามความผิดพลาด Turkish flag Turkish: göz yummak, suç ortaklığı
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 縱容,放任 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: потурати; дивитися крізь Urdu flag Urdu: نظر انداز كرنا، چشم پوشی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: đồng lõa Chinese flag Chinese: 纵容,默许

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