Wiktionary:Word of the day/September 12

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connive v

(intransitive) Often followed by with: to secretly cooperate with another person or persons in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire. (intransitive, botany, rare) Of parts of a plant: to be converging or in close contact; to be connivent. (intransitive, obsolete) Often followed by at: to pretend to be ignorant of something in order to escape blame; to ignore or overlook a fault deliberately. (intransitive, obsolete) To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.

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