connive at

Verb

Meaning

give one's silent approval to

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

condone abet wink at

Antonyms

visit murder discipline scalp thump wallop
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Hypernyms

further advance promote encourage boost

Examples

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

connivancy connivant connive connivence connivency connivent