CONNIVE AT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Give one's silent approval to

Synonyms:

connive at; wink at

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "connive at" is one way to...):

advance; boost; encourage; further; promote (contribute to the progress or growth of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing