connive
verb (used without object)
to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed bywith ).
connives
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present tense formof connive (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A woman connives to make her husband jealous when his secretive actions lead her to believe him unfaithful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2020
It’s a con-artist film — poor family connives its way into jobs serving a younger, wealthy quartet — and the con rides an elevator from comically to tragically desperate.
From New York Times ● Jan. 3, 2020
To wrap things up: House connives to get Park to disobey an order he knows is wrong so that she will learn to stand up for herself.
From Time ● Nov. 1, 2011
Instead, Ferris just connives to use Cameron for things Cameron has that Ferris does not.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2011
He who watches a dishonest process and does not stop it, is half way towards conniving: who connives, is half way towards abetting.
From Hard Cash by Charles Reade
