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51conspire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. plot, intrigue, collude, scheme; concur, combine. See plan, cooperation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To plan secretly] Syn. plot, scheme, contrive, intrigue; see plan 1 . 2. [To act together] Syn. join …
52intrigue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plot, conspiracy, skullduggery; spying, espionage, scheming; love affair, amour. See love. v. fascinate, interest; plot, plan, scheme; spy. See attention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Plot] Syn. scheme,… …
53collude — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. conspire, connive, intrigue, plot; see cooperate 1 , plan 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To work out a secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end: connive, conspire, intrigue, machinate, plot, scheme. See CRIMES,… …
54wink at — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. connive, pass over, gloss over, condone, pretend not to see, excuse, permit, forgive, turn a blind eye toward. Ant. censure*, frown upon, revile. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To pretend not to see: blink (at), connive at …
55connivence — 1590s, from L. conniventia, from conniventem (nom. connivens), prp. of connivere (see CONNIVE (Cf. connive)). Spelling with a prevailed after early 18c., but is not etymological …
56connivent — 1640s, from L. conniventem (nom. connivens), prp. of connivere (see CONNIVE (Cf. connive)) …
57conniving — 1783, prp. adj. from CONNIVE (Cf. connive). Earlier in this sense was CONNIVENT (Cf. connivent) …
58wink at — verb give one s silent approval to • Syn: ↑connive at • Hypernyms: ↑promote, ↑advance, ↑boost, ↑further, ↑encourage • Verb Frames …
59connivery — v(ə)rē, ri noun ( es) Etymology: connive + ry : the practice of conniving * * * /keuh nuy veuh ree/, n. the practice of conniving. [CONNIVE + ERY] …
60Abet — A*bet , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abetting}.] [OF. abeter; a (L. ad) + beter to bait (as a bear), fr. Icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally, to cause to bite, fr. Icel. b[=i]ta to bite, hence to bait, to incite.… …
