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Connivent is a related term of connive.


As a adjective connivent

is forbearing to see; intentionally inattentive.

As a verb connive is

to cooperate with others secretly in order to commit a crime; to collude.

connivent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Forbearing to see; intentionally inattentive.
  • connivent justice
    (Milton)
  • (biology) Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact.
  • the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    connive

    English

    Verb

    (conniv)
  • to cooperate with others secretly in order to commit a crime; to collude
  • to plot or scheme
  • to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore a fault deliberately
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • to connive at what it does not approve
  • * Burke
  • In many of these, the directors were heartily concurring; in most of them, they were encouraging, and sometimes commanding; in all they were conniving .
  • * Macaulay
  • The government thought it expedient, occasionally, to connive at the violation of this rule.
  • (archaic) To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.
  • * Spectator
  • The artist is to teach them how to nod judiciously, and to connive with either eye.
  • to be a wench
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