con·nive /kə-'nīv/ vt con·nived, con·niv·ing [Latin con(n)ivere to close one's eyes, knowingly overlook something]: to assent knowingly and wrongfully without opposition to another's wrongdoing; specif: to knowingly consent to a spouse's marital misconduct and esp. to adultery
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.