connive+at
31connive — /kanayv/ To co operate secretly with, or to have a secret or clandestine understanding with. To take part or co operate privily with another, to aid or abet. To look upon with secret favor; it implies both knowledge and assent, either active or… …
32connive — /kanayv/ To co operate secretly with, or to have a secret or clandestine understanding with. To take part or co operate privily with another, to aid or abet. To look upon with secret favor; it implies both knowledge and assent, either active or… …
33connive — v.intr. 1 (foll. by at) disregard or tacitly consent to (a wrongdoing). 2 (usu. foll. by with) conspire. Derivatives: conniver n. Etymology: F conniver or L connivere shut the eyes (to) …
34connive at — verb give one s silent approval to • Syn: ↑wink at • Hypernyms: ↑promote, ↑advance, ↑boost, ↑further, ↑encourage • Verb Frames …
35Connived — Connive Con*nive (k[o^]n*n[imac]v ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Connived} ( n[imac]vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conniving}.] [L. connivere to shut the eyes, connive, fr. con + (perh.) a word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.] 1. To open and close… …
36Conniving — Connive Con*nive (k[o^]n*n[imac]v ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Connived} ( n[imac]vd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conniving}.] [L. connivere to shut the eyes, connive, fr. con + (perh.) a word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.] 1. To open and close… …
37connivance — connive ► VERB 1) (connive at/in) secretly allow (a wrongdoing). 2) (often connive with) conspire. DERIVATIVES connivance noun. ORIGIN Latin connivere shut the eyes (to) …
38wink at — Connive at, overlook, pretend not to see, shut one s eyes to …
39CONNIVER — v. n. Participer, en dissimulant, à un mal qu on peut et qu on doit empêcher. Un juge qui connive aux concussions d un greffier, qui connive avec un greffier. Il ne voulut pas se déclarer ouvertement, mais il connivait avec lui. Un percepteur et… …
40conniver — CONNIVER. v. n. Participer, en dissimulant, à un mal qu on peut et qu on doit empêcher. Un Magistrat qui connive aux concussions d un Greffier, d un Procureur; qui connive avec un Greffier, un Procureur. Il ne voulut pas se déclarer ouvertement,… …
