Connivance(n.) Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.
Connivance(n.) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or oppose it.
Connive(v. i.) To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.
Connive(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.
Connive(v. t.) To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see.
Connived(imp. & p. p.) of Connive
Connivency(n.) Connivance.
Connivent(a.) Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice.
Connivent(a.) Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc.
Conniver(n.) One who connives.
Conniving(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Connive
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