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• cooperate with secretly — index connive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• collude — col·lude /kə lüd/ vi col·lud·ed, col·lud·ing: to agree or cooperate secretly for a fraudulent or otherwise illegal purpose Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. collude …   Law dictionary

• connive — /kəˈnaɪv / (say kuh nuyv) verb (i) (connived, conniving) 1. (sometimes followed by with) to cooperate secretly. –phrase 2. connive at, to avoid noticing (that which one should oppose or condemn but secretly approves); give aid to (wrongdoing, etc …  

• connive — intransitive verb (connived; conniving) Etymology: French or Latin; French conniver, from Latin conivēre, connivēre to close the eyes, connive, from com + nivēre (akin to nictare to wink); akin to Old English & Old High German hnīgan to bow Date …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• connive — conniver, n. connivingly, adv. /keuh nuyv /, v.i., connived, conniving. 1. to cooperate secretly; conspire (often fol. by with): They connived to take over the business. 2. to avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn;… …   Universalium

• connive — con•nive [[t]kəˈnaɪv[/t]] v. i. nived, niv•ing 1) to cooperate secretly; conspire 2) to give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak (usu. fol. by at) 3) to be indulgent toward something others oppose or criticize (usu. fol. by at) •… …   From formal English to slang

• connive — [kə nīv′] vi. connived, conniving [< L conivere, to wink, connive < com , intens. + base akin to nictare, to wink < IE base * knei gwh , to bend > Goth hneiwan, to bend, bow, OE hnigian, to bow (the head)] 1. to pretend not to see or… …   English World dictionary

• con|niv´er — con|nive «kuh NYV», intransitive verb, nived, niv|ing. 1. to avoid noticing something wrong; give aid to wrongdoing by not telling of it: »The dishonest sheriff connived at gambling. 2. to cooperate secretly: »Benedict Arnold connived with the… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|nive — «kuh NYV», intransitive verb, nived, niv|ing. 1. to avoid noticing something wrong; give aid to wrongdoing by not telling of it: »The dishonest sheriff connived at gambling. 2. to cooperate secretly: »Benedict Arnold connived with the British… …   Useful english dictionary

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium