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 students connived with each other to cheat on the test. "guiltmorallawactionorganizationbusinesspoliticsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf parts of a plant: to be converging or in close contact; to be connivent."The young tomato plants, newly transplanted, connived slightly at their tips, almost touching as they reached for the sunlight. "biologyplantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink."The tired student connived several times during the long lecture, trying to stay awake. "bodyphysiologysensationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading