connive

Verb

Meaning

To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.

To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as if not aware of it; -- usually followed by at.

To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

scheme intrigue plan hatch cabal operate frame angle plot promote wire conspiracy cooperate tolerate maneuver
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Antonyms

focus combat foil preclude overwatch do
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Hypernyms

plot assent accede acquiesce

Related terms

connivance nictate connivent

Derivatives

connived conniving

Examples

Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed - Let it be that great strong land of love Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme That any man be crushed by one above. Langston Hughes

Am I reading too much into all that innuendo, or did you in fact just connive to assassinate Gregor in one breath, offer to cuckold him in the next, accuse your father of homosexuality, suggest a patricidal plot against him, and league yourself with Cavilo -- what are you going to do for an encore? Lois McMaster Bujold

I saw that there are people who will connive against innovation. They're hostile to it. And that has shaped my behavior ever since. Robert Metcalfe

God cannot alter the past, that is why he is obliged to connive at the existence of historians. Samuel Butler (novelist)

It is a fraud to connive at a fraud. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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