verb
1.
to secretly favor or sympathize with something improper or illicit
connive at treason
Synonyms: blink (at), wink (at)
Related Word: condone, disregard, ignore, overlook, tolerate
Idioms: close ( or shut) one's eyes to, let go by ( or get by) one's eye, regard with indulgence
Contrasted words: disapprove, disfavor, frown (at or upon); disallow, reject, repudiate; disdain, scorn, scout, spurn
2.
Synonyms: plot , cogitate, ||collogue, collude, conspire, contrive, devise, intrigue, machinate, scheme (out)