winks at

A form of wink at — To turn a blind eye to (something); to corruptly ignore (some wrongdoing); to pretend not to have seen (something); to signal one's approval of (illicit activities) while maintaining the ability to plausibly deny knowing about it; to tolerate or tacitly encourage (inappropriate, immoral or illegal behavior).

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of wink at
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