глагол 1) (connive at) потворствовать, попустительствовать; смотреть сквозь пальцы Например: The thieves paid the servants to connive at the robbery. — Воры заплатили слугам, чтобы те "не заметили" грабежа. Then do you connive at her escape? — Так, значит, ты помог ей сбежать? 2) сговариваться (с кем-либо) Например: They connived with each other to cheat her. — Они сговорились обмануть её.
intransitive verb (connived; conniving) Etymology: French or Latin; French conniver, from Latin conivēre, connivēre to close the eyes, connive, from com- + -nivēre (akin to nictare to wink); akin to Old English and Old High German hnīgan to bow 1. to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose Example: the government connived in the rebels' military buildup 2. a. to be indulgent or in secret sympathy; wink b. to cooperate secretly or have a secret understanding 3. conspire, intrigue Example: accused his opponents of conniving to defeat the proposal • conniver noun