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CONNIVE AT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does connive at mean?
• CONNIVE AT (verb)
The verb CONNIVE AT has 1 sense:
1. give one's silent approval to
Familiarity information: CONNIVE AT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Give one's silent approval to
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
connive at; wink at
Hypernyms (to "connive at" is one way to...):
advance; boost; encourage; further; promote (contribute to the progress or growth of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Context examples
Do our laws connive at them?
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
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