Connive

[Con*niveĀ·]

To connive is to plan or plot to do something illegal or wrong. Conniving is considered dishonest and cowardly.

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To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.

Verb
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

Verb
encourage or assent to illegally or criminally


v. i.
To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.

v. i.
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.

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


Connive

Con*nive" , v. i. [imp. & p.p. Connived ; p.pr. & vb.n. Conniving.] [L. connivere to shut the eues, connive, fr. con- + (perh.) a word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.] 1. To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink. [Obs.]
The artist is to teach them how to nod judiciously, and to connive with either eye.
2. 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 connive at what it does not approve.
In many of these, the directors were heartily concurring; in most of them, they were encouraging, and sometimes commanding; in all they were conniving.
The government thought it expedient, occasionally, to connive at the violation of this rule.

Connive

Con*nive", v. t. To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see. [R. & Obs.] "Divorces were not connived only, but with eye open allowed." Milton.

To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.

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

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