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connive(verb) Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner. Synonyms: scheme, intrigueUsage: We had to send that perfectly innocent man to penal servitude for a crime we know he never committed, and it was only afterward that we could connive in a sneakish way at his escape.
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Word of the Day connive Definition: (verb) Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner. Synonyms: scheme, intrigue Usage: We had to send that perfectly innocent man to penal servitude for a crime we know he never committed, and it was only afterward that we could connive in a sneakish way at his escape.
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It would give a power to bankrupts which might be attended with bad consequences: for these trustees might connive with the bankrupt, and spin out the execution of the trust for ages.
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Daemon wrote:connive(verb) Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner. Synonyms: scheme, intrigueUsage: We had to send that perfectly innocent man to penal servitude for a crime we know he never committed, and it was only afterward that we could connive in a sneakish way at his escape. … Though some telemarketing businesses uphold respectable business ethics , some encourage their telemarketers to resort to unlawful tactics in order to connive money from those that they call.
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Definition: (verb) Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner. Synonyms: scheme, intrigue Usage: We had to send that perfectly innocent man to penal servitude for a crime we know he never committed, and it was only afterward that we could connive in a sneakish way at his escape.
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connive - The government has been accused of having connived at human rights violation throughout the conflicts related to the World War 2.
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