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–verb (used without object), -nived, -niv·ing.

1.	to cooperate secretly; conspire (often fol. 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 fol. by at): The policeman connived at traffic violations.

3.	to be indulgent toward something others oppose or criticize (usually fol. by at): to connive at childlike exaggerations.

[Origin: 1595–1605; (< F conniver) < L co(n)nīvére to close the eyes in sleep, turn a blind eye, equiv. to con- con- + -nīvére, akin to nictāre to blink (cf. nictitate)

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—Related forms

con·niv·er, noun

con·niv·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. plan, plot, collude.

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intr.v. con·nived, con·niv·ing, con·nives

To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude: The dealers connived with customs officials to bring in narcotics.
To scheme; plot.
To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent: The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape.

[Latin cōnīvēre, connīvēre, to close the eyes.]

con·niv'er n., con·niv'er·y n.

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CONNIVER
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 , AI Memo 259, MIT AI Lab, 1973].
(1995-01-10)