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1 condone
kən'dəun(to excuse or forgive: He could not condone lying.) perdonartr[kən'dəʊn]1 (person) aprobar, consentir; (action, behaviour) consentir■ we cannot be seen to condone violence es necesario que la gente vea que no consentimos la violenciav.• condonar v.• perdonar v.kən'dəʊntransitive verb \<\<violence/conduct\>\> aprobar*[kǝn'dǝʊn]VT consentir, tolerar* * *[kən'dəʊn]transitive verb \<\<violence/conduct\>\> aprobar* -
2 connive
((with at) to make no attempt to hinder (something wrong or illegal): Her mother connived at the child's truancy.) hacer la vista gordatr[kə'naɪv]1 (conspire) conspirar, confabularse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto connive at something (disregard) hacer la vista gorda con algoconnive [kə'naɪv] vi, - nived ; - niving conspire, plot: actuar en connivencia, confabularse, conspirarv.• cooperar secretamente v.• hacer la vista gorda v.kə'naɪva) ( plot)to connive (WITH somebody) — actuar* en complicidad or (frml) en connivencia (con alguien)
b) ( cooperate)to connive AT something — ser* cómplice en algo
[kǝ'naɪv]VI1) (=condone) hacer la vista gorda (at a)2) (=conspire) confabularse* * *[kə'naɪv]a) ( plot)to connive (WITH somebody) — actuar* en complicidad or (frml) en connivencia (con alguien)
b) ( cooperate)to connive AT something — ser* cómplice en algo
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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