How do you spell Connive?
Correct spelling
connive
Remember: con-NIVE with double N, like closing both eyes to wrongdoing
Why is connive spelled this way?
From Latin connivere, to close the eyes. To connive is to close your eyes to wrongdoing — complicity through deliberate blindness.
Common misspellings of connive
connieveconiveconnave
Example
The manager chose to connive at the employee's tardiness rather than address it directly.