Bible Dictionaries
Connive
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. i.) To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.
(2):
(v. i.) To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as if not aware of it; - usually followed by at.
(3):
(v. t.) To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Connive'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/connive.html. 1828.