connivance

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

From early 18th c., replaced earlier form connivence (late 16th c.), from Latin connīventia, from connīvēns (“winking”).

With those I can purchase connivance or assistance. — Cruel as the grave, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
Had there been unavowed connivance of the police agents? — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
With Ugo's connivance an onslaught was planned upon the Guelfs. — The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno, Dante Alighieri

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