Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 the eyes rapidly; to wink. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The artist is to teach them how to nod judiciously,
and to connive with either eye. --Spectator.
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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.
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To connive at what it does not approve. --Jer.
Taylor.
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In many of these, the directors were heartily
concurring; in most of them, they were encouraging,
and sometimes commanding; in all they were
conniving. --Burke.
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The government thought it expedient, occasionally,
to connive at the violation of this rule.
--Macaulay.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conniving
adj 1: acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal
end [syn: {collusive}, {conniving}]
2: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the
community" [syn: {calculating}, {calculative}, {conniving},
{scheming}, {shrewd}]
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