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Word entry · 7 letters

connive

Best crossword clue

"Secretly plot"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /kəˈnaɪv/Part of speech verbSorted ceinnovStarts with CEnds with E1 clues
1C2O3N4N5I6V7E

Definitions

  1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

Used in a sentence

  • I might say, / That who despairs, acts; that who acts, connives / With God's relations set in time and space; [...]
  • This very Law of Libel provides that "if any one connives with a guilty man and alleges him to be innocent, he renders himself liable to punishment."
  • The Christchurch City Council has connived with the Government to take over all the surrounding local bodies, and it is not without comment that none of the Labour members from Christchurch has spoken on the Bill.

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