verb🔗ShareOften followed by with: to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire."The two students connived with each other to cheat on the history exam. "actionguiltmorallawpoliticsgovernmentsocietyorganizationbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf parts of a plant: to be converging or in close contact; to be connivent."The leaves of the fern plant connived, creating a dense, overlapping canopy. "plantbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink."The tired student started to connive as the teacher droned on, struggling to stay awake. "physiologybodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
