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connive

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connive /kəˈnaɪv/ verb
connives; connived; conniving
connive
/kəˈnaɪv/
verb
connives; connived; conniving
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONNIVE
[no object] disapproving
: to secretly help someone do something dishonest or illegal

— connivance

/kəˈnaɪvəns/ noun [noncount]