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Definition of Connive at
1. Verb. Give one's silent approval to.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Connive At
Literary usage of Connive at
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of William Robertson: To which is Prefixed an Account of His Life by William Robertson, Alexander Stewart (1820)
"... he was disposed to connive at the irregularity af a measure which facilitated
their departure. -, , 1-1 extended WITHOUT interruption from the crown, ..."
2. Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints: With Reflections for Every Day in the by John Gilmary Shea (1894)
"... Edmund retired into exile sooner than appear to connive at so foul a wrong.
After two years spent in solitude and prayer, he went to his reward, ..."
3. The Memoirs of Lord Edward Fitzgerald by Thomas Moore, Martin MacDermott (1897)
"... family—The Irish Government offer to connive at his escape—Lord Clare and Mr.
... connive at ..."
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