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present tense third-person singular of connive
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1
to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful
- the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory
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2
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends
- suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired
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