Word of the Day:  Connive
Channel: Ben Gooderham
Date: 2024-04-05

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Today's word of the day is 'connive'.   Connive is a regular verb.  

It has two main meanings.  Firstly, it means to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen that will be to your advantage.

Secondly, it means to allow something bad to happen although you know about it.

The related word ‘conniving’ is an adjective which means behaving in a way that secretly hurts others or fails to stop others from being hurt.

Connive comes from Latin and appeared in English between the 17th and 18th centuries.

Some example sentences are:

‘The general has been accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government.’

‘The woman had connived at the murder of one of her lovers.’

‘He plays a power-hungry, conniving politician in his new film released today.’

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Sources:  

https://www.etymonline.com/   - Online Etymology Dictionary

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ - Collins Online Dictionary

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/ - Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/  - Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries