The meaning of CONNIVE is to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose. How to use connive in a sentence. Did you know?

CONNIVING definition: cooperating secretly, especially with harmful or evil intent; conspiring. See examples of conniving used in a sentence.

Someone conniving is calculating, scheming, and shrewd — in other words, sneaky and up to no good.

/ kəˈnɑɪ·vɪŋ / Add to word list planning secretly, esp. in doing something wrong: a cold, conniving man (Definition of conniving from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University …

To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent: The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape.

If you describe someone as conniving, you mean you dislike them because they make secret plans in order to get things for themselves or harm other people.

Definition of conniving adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

CONNIVING meaning: acting in a dishonest way using or controlling other people for selfish reasons

Officials were accused of conniving with the company in the supply of arms to Sierra Leone. [ + to infinitive ] They connived to break the school rules at every opportunity. She had murdered or …

CONNIVE definition: to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed bywith ). See examples of connive used in a sentence.