Word of the day
connive
1. secretly allow (something considered immoral, illegal, wrong, or harmful) to occur
“you have it in your power to connive at my escape”
2. conspire to do something considered immoral, illegal, or harmful
“they connived with bank officials to launder money”
verb
/kəˈnaɪv/
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"He secretly connived with the opposition to _____ the government."
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- conspire
- collude
- smash
- intrigue
- collide
- crash
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Find a word related to connive
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