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condone (verb)

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  • condone — ► VERB ▪ accept or forgive (an offence or wrongdoing). DERIVATIVES condonation noun. ORIGIN Latin condonare refrain from punishing …   English terms dictionary

  • condone — verb ADVERB ▪ implicitly, tacitly VERB + CONDONE ▪ cannot ▪ We cannot condone violence of any sort. Condone is used with these nouns as the object: ↑act, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • condone — con·done /kən dōn/ vt con·doned, con·don·ing [Latin condonare to give away, absolve]: to pardon or overlook voluntarily Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. condone …   Law dictionary

  • condone — verb (T) to accept or forgive behaviour that most people think is morally wrong: I cannot condone the use of violence under any circumstances …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • condone — verb we cannot condone such dreadful behavior Syn: disregard, accept, allow, let pass, turn a blind eye to, overlook, forget; forgive, pardon, excuse, let go Ant: condemn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • condone — verb a) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something). b) To allow, accept or permit (something) …   Wiktionary

  • condone — verb Syn: disregard, accept, allow, let pass, turn a blind eye to, overlook, forget, forgive, pardon, excuse Ant: condemn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • condone — UK [kənˈdəʊn] / US [kənˈdoʊn] verb [transitive, usually in negatives] Word forms condone : present tense I/you/we/they condone he/she/it condones present participle condoning past tense condoned past participle condoned to approve of behaviour… …   English dictionary

  • condone — transitive verb (condoned; condoning) Etymology: Latin condonare to absolve, from com + donare to give more at donation Date: 1805 to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless < a government …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • condone — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See forgiveness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pardon, excuse, overlook; see approve 1 , disregard , excuse . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [kun DOHN] to overlook or forgive a… …   English dictionary for students

  • condone — con|done [ kən doun ] verb transitive usually in negatives to approve of behavior that most people think is wrong: The company does not condone discrimination of any kind …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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