Antonyms for connive
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kuh-nahyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈnaɪv |
Definition of connive
Origin :- c.1600, from Latin connivere, also conivere "to wink," hence, "to wink at (a crime), be secretly privy," from com- "together" (see com-) + base akin to nictare "to wink," from PIE root *kneigwh- (see nictitate). Related: Connived; conniving.
- verb plot, scheme
- The method by which he got the allies to connive at his doings was twofold.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
- They have invented a god of their own who will connive at sin.
- Extract from : « The Great Commission » by C. H. (Charles Henry) Mackintosh
- Large sums of money were ready to bribe the turnkey to connive at an escape.
- Extract from : « A Lamp to the Path » by W. K. Tweedie
- You must not expect an official to connive at an open breach of the ordinances.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
- It cannot be allowed that Joshua, Samuel, or Ezra, could connive at such a deception.
- Extract from : « The Bible: what it is » by Charles Bradlaugh
- It is a dangerous experiment to encourage or connive at misconceptions in a point like this.
- Extract from : « Tracts on the Sabbath » by Various
- To connive at the perpetuation of slavery is to disobey the commands of Heaven.
- Extract from : « The Impending Crisis of the South » by Hinton Rowan Helper
- Then why did you invent—or connive at the invention of—this story?
- Extract from : « A Butterfly on the Wheel » by Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
- But while you bear with his faults, you must not connive at them.
- Extract from : « Coelebs In Search of a Wife » by Hannah More
- She was afraid to leave her lest she connive with Stowe Webb at some escapade.
- Extract from : « What Will People Say? » by Rupert Hughes
Synonyms for connive
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