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verb (used without object), -nived, -niv·ing.
1.
to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with): They connived to take over the business.
2.
to avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn; give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak (usually followed by at): The policeman connived at traffic violations.
3.
to be indulgent toward something others oppose or criticize (usually followed by at): to connive at childlike exaggerations.
Origin:
1595–1605; (< French conniver) < Latin co(n)nīvēre to close the eyes in sleep, turn a blind eye, equivalent to con- con- + -nīvēre, akin to nictāre to blink (compare nictitate)
1595–1605; (< French conniver) < Latin co(n)nīvēre to close the eyes in sleep, turn a blind eye, equivalent to con- con- + -nīvēre, akin to nictāre to blink (compare nictitate)
Related forms
con·niv·er, noun
con·niv·ing·ly, adverb
un·con·nived, adjective
un·con·niv·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. plan, plot, collude.
1. plan, plot, collude.
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Word Origin & History
connive
c.1600, from L. connivere, also conivere "to wink," from com- "together" + base akin to nictare "to wink," from PIE base *knei-gwh- "to bend." Hence, "to wink at (a crime), be secretly privy."
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CONNIVER definition
Artificial intelligence language for automatic theorem proving. An outgrowth of PLANNER, based on coroutines rather than backtracking. Allowed multiple database contexts with hypothetical assertions.
["The CONNIVER Reference Manual", D. McDermott & G.J. Sussman gjs@zurich.ai.mit.edu, AI Memo 259, MIT AI Lab, 1973].
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