connive

• Verb, das ein heimliches Zusammenwirken oder eine geheime Absprache mit jemandem bezeichnet, meist um unehrliche oder illegale Handlungen zu ermöglichen oder stillschweigend zu dulden.

A verb used to indicate secretly cooperating or conspiring with someone to do something dishonest or illegal.

1. Secretly cooperate or plotC1formal

   To secretly work together with someone to do something dishonest or illegal.

   Heimlich konspirieren

   • The two officials connived to embezzle public funds.
   • They connived with the enemy to overthrow the government.
   • The employees connived to hide the accounting errors from the auditors.

   Synonymecolludecomplotconspireintriguemachinateplotscheme

2. Tacitly allow wrongdoingC1formal

   To deliberately ignore or give silent approval to something wrong or illegal.

   Still dulden

   • The manager connived at the staff's frequent absences.
   • The police were accused of conniving at the illegal gambling operation.
   • By not reporting the violation, she effectively connived in the crime.

   Synonymecondoneignoreoverlooktolerateturn a blind eyewink at

   Antonymecondemndisallowforbidopposepreventprohibit

Phrasal-Variantenconnive at