Connive
Connive verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.
Usage example: suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired
Lay out
Lay out verb - To hand over or use up in payment.
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Lay out and Connive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/connive/lay_out
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