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Meaning
Verb
●
To
secretly
cooperate
with other people in order to
commit
a
crime
or other
wrongdoing
; to
collude
, to conspire.
●
In Botany:
Of
parts
of a
plant
: to be
converging
or in
close
contact
; to be connivent.
●
Often
followed by
at: to
pretend
to be
ignorant
of something in order to
escape
blame
; to
ignore
or
overlook
a
fault
deliberately.
●
To
open
and
close
the
eyes
rapidly
; to wink.
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Synonyms
Dissimulate
Wink
Shut One'S Eyes
Look The Other Way
Turn A Blind Eye
Related
Conspire
Cajole
Wheedle
Collude
Coerce
Politick
Deceive
Manipulate
Gaslight
Prevaricate
Inveigle
Schmooze
Rhymes
Five
Wive
Rive
Jive
Dive
I'Ve
Gyve
Hive
Live
Slive
Swive
Skive
Clive
Alive
Chive
Drive
Shrive
Arrive
Strive
Thrive
Revive
Unlive
Belive
Connive
Survive
Contrive
Twenty-Five
Eighty-Five
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