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condone
con·done C0554800 (kən-dōn′)tr.v. con·doned, con·don·ing, con·dones To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure. See Synonyms at forgive.
[Latin condōnāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + dōnāre, to give (from dōnum, gift; see dō- in Indo-European roots).]
con·don′a·ble adj.con·don′er n.condone (kənˈdəʊn) vb (tr) 1. to overlook or forgive (an offence)2. (Law) law (esp of a spouse) to pardon or overlook (an offence, usually adultery)[C19: from Latin condōnāre to remit a debt, from com- (intensive) + dōnāre to donate] conˈdonable adj condonation n conˈdoner ncon•done (kənˈdoʊn)
v.t. -doned, -don•ing. 1. to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, etc.). 2. to give tacit approval to: By his silence, he seemed to condone their behavior. 3. to pardon or forgive (an offense); excuse. [1615–25, but in general currency from its use in the British Divorce Act of 1857; < Latin condōnāre to absolve, grant pardon =con- con- + dōnāre to give; see donate] con•don′a•ble, adj. con•don′er, n. condone - From Latin condonare, "refrain from punishing," it does not mean "approve of, endorse"; it means "let something pass without interference even though you probably disapprove," or "pardon, forgive, overlook."See also related terms for refrain.condone
Past participle: condoned
Gerund: condoning
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| I condone | | you condone | | he/she/it condones | | we condone | | you condone | | they condone |
| Preterite |
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| I condoned | | you condoned | | he/she/it condoned | | we condoned | | you condoned | | they condoned |
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| I am condoning | | you are condoning | | he/she/it is condoning | | we are condoning | | you are condoning | | they are condoning |
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| I have condoned | | you have condoned | | he/she/it has condoned | | we have condoned | | you have condoned | | they have condoned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was condoning | | you were condoning | | he/she/it was condoning | | we were condoning | | you were condoning | | they were condoning |
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| I had condoned | | you had condoned | | he/she/it had condoned | | we had condoned | | you had condoned | | they had condoned |
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| I will condone | | you will condone | | he/she/it will condone | | we will condone | | you will condone | | they will condone |
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| I will have condoned | | you will have condoned | | he/she/it will have condoned | | we will have condoned | | you will have condoned | | they will have condoned |
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| I will be condoning | | you will be condoning | | he/she/it will be condoning | | we will be condoning | | you will be condoning | | they will be condoning |
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| I have been condoning | | you have been condoning | | he/she/it has been condoning | | we have been condoning | | you have been condoning | | they have been condoning |
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| I will have been condoning | | you will have been condoning | | he/she/it will have been condoning | | we will have been condoning | | you will have been condoning | | they will have been condoning |
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| I had been condoning | | you had been condoning | | he/she/it had been condoning | | we had been condoning | | you had been condoning | | they had been condoning |
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| I would condone | | you would condone | | he/she/it would condone | | we would condone | | you would condone | | they would condone |
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| I would have condoned | | you would have condoned | | he/she/it would have condoned | | we would have condoned | | you would have condoned | | they would have condoned |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | condone - excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"excuseforgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" |
condoneverb overlook, excuse, forgive, pardon, disregard, turn a blind eye to, wink at, look the other way, make allowance for, let pass I couldn't condone what she was doing.
condemn, punish, denounce, disapprove, censurecondoneverbTo grant forgiveness to or for:excuse, forgive, pardon, remit.Idiom: forgive and forget.Translationscondone (kənˈdəun) verb to excuse or forgive. He could not condone lying. 寬恕，原諒 宽恕，原谅 condone
condonev. 1) to forgive, support, and/or overlook moral or legal failures of another without protest, with the result that it appears that such breaches of moral or legal duties are acceptable. An employer may overlook an employee overcharging customers or a police officer may look the other way when a party uses violent self help to solve a problem. 2) to forgive the marital infidelity of one's spouse and resume marital sexual relations on the condition that the sin is not repeated. condone
Synonyms for condoneverb overlookSynonyms- overlook
- excuse
- forgive
- pardon
- disregard
- turn a blind eye to
- wink at
- look the other way
- make allowance for
- let pass
Antonyms- condemn
- punish
- denounce
- disapprove
- censure
Synonyms for condoneverb to grant forgiveness to or forSynonymsSynonyms for condoneverb excuse, overlook, or make allowances forSynonymsRelated Words |