connive at

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Verb connive at has 1 sense

connive at, wink at - give one's silent approval to
--₁ is one way to promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

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Connive At

Definition:

Verb (intransitive)

To secretly cooperate or conspire with someone to commit a forbidden or illegal act without openly objecting or intervening.

Example: He was willing to connive at his friend's unethical business practices in order to benefit financially.

Verb (transitive)

To overlook or disregard an offense or wrongdoing purposely.

Example: The teacher decided to connive at the student's plagiarism and allowed him to submit the paper without consequences.

Synonyms:

collude (verb)
conspire (verb)
cooperate (verb)
ignore (verb)

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