The group had to scrimp, connive, and hustle in order to get by.
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Connive
//kəˈnaɪv//
Synonyms for "connive" (68 found)
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14 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 16 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَسَتَّرَ verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
Cebuano
1 entries- konsabo verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 縱令 /纵令 verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- 縱容 /纵容 verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
Czech
4 entries- být spolčený verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- mlčky schvalovat verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
- spolčit se verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- zavírat oči verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
Finnish
3 entries- edesauttaa verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- myötävaikuttaa verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- olla osasyyllinen verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
French
3 entries- conspirer verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- feindre l'ignorance verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
- intriguer verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
German
3 entries- aushecken verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- sich dumm stellen verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
- verschwören verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
Greek
2 entries- εθελοτυφλώ verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
- συνωμοτώ verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
Latin
2 entries- connīveō verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
- cōnīveō verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
Old English
1 entries- ieldan verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
Polish
2 entries- przymknąć oko (na coś) verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
- przymykać oko (na coś) verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
Russian
3 entries- потака́ть verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- потво́рствовать verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- сгова́риваться verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
Spanish
3 entries- confabular verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- conspirar verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- hacerse el leso verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
Swedish
1 entries- konspirera verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
Thai
1 entries- เป็นใจ verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
Ukrainian
4 entries- дивитися крізь пальці verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
- закривати очі verb (to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame)
- змовлятися verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
- потурати verb (to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
I might say, / That who despairs, acts; that who acts, connives / With God's relations set in time and space; [...]
Source: wiktionary
This very Law of Libel provides that "if any one connives with a guilty man and alleges him to be innocent, he renders himself liable to punishment."
Source: wiktionary
The Christchurch City Council has connived with the Government to take over all the surrounding local bodies, and it is not without comment that none of the Labour members from Christchurch has spoken on the Bill.
Source: wiktionary
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