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(connives, conniving, connived) If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them. He accused ministers of conniving with foreign companies to tear up employment rights... Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released. ...local authorities suspected of conniving with the Mafia. V-RECIP: V with n to-inf, pl-n V to-inf, V with n c darkgreen]disapproval
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intransitive verb (~d; conniving) Etymology: French or Latin; French ~r, from Latin conivere, connivere to close the eyes, ~, from com- + -nivere (akin to nictare to wink); akin to Old English & Old High German hnigan to bow Date: 1601 1. to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose the government ~d in the rebels' military buildup 2. a. to be indulgent or in secret sympathy ; wink b. to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding 3. conspire, intrigue accused his opponents of conniving to defeat the proposal • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.intr. 1 (foll. by at) disregard or tacitly consent to (a wrongdoing). 2 (usu. foll. by with) conspire. Derivatives conniver n. Etymology: F conniver or L connivere shut the eyes (to) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. потворствовать, попустительствовать to connive at the violation of the rules —- смотреть сквозь пальцы на нарушение правил 2. содействовать to connive at smb's escape —- помогать чьему-л побегу 3. (тайно) сотрудничать (с врагом и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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with сговариваться с кем-л.; The thieves connived with the servants in the big house to steal the jewels. CONNIVE v. потворствовать; смотреть сквозь пальцы (at) The thieves paid the servants to connive at the robbery. Then do you connive at her escape. - connive with ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v 1 to not try to stop something wrong from happening + a (He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady business deal.) 2 connive to do sth to work together secretly to achieve something, especially something wrong; conspire (They connived with their mother to deceive me.) - connivance n (We could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1602, from L. conivere "to wink," from com- "together" + base akin to nictare "to wink," from PIE base *knei-gwh- "to bend." Hence, "to wink at, be secretly privy." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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