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What does connive mean?

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Verb
  1. To cooperate with others secretly in order to commit a crime; to collude.
  2. To plot or scheme.
  3. To pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore a fault deliberately.
  4. (archaic) To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.
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Large sums of money were ready to bribe the turnkey to connive at an escape.
To connive at the perpetuation of slavery is to disobey the commands of Heaven.
And even worse, he may take the weekends to plan and conspire and connive and make sure that he isn't caught when he goes back on his shooting spree during the week.
It doesn't really matter how materially privileged they are, they are still miserable and we connive at making them even unhappier.
It is a dangerous experiment to encourage or connive at misconceptions in a point like this.
Each wants to win, and to do so they must connive and scheme.

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