connive

i. . [ Fr.conniver =to wink at, to tolerate, from Lat. connivo =(1) to wink, (2) to connive.] IMG:content-0645.png:[blocks in formation] "Nor were they ever intended to be connived with in the least syllable."-Hacket: Life of Williams, i. 178. *B. Trans.: To connive at, to overlook. "Divorces were not connived only, but with eye open allowed."- Milton .