Connive
Connive verb - To secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful.
Usage example: the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory
Gloss
Gloss verb - To make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure.
Mutual synonyms
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Gloss and Connive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/connive/gloss
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