Definition of condone Condone
/kʌndowˈn/ - [kundown] - con•done
We found 9 definitions of condone from 6 different sources.
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What does condone mean?
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| condone - excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" | ||
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| forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- condone (v. t.)
To pardon; to forgive. - condone (v. t.)
To pardon; to overlook the offense of; esp., to forgive for a violation of the marriage law; -- said of either the husband or the wife.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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condone
To overlook, forgive, or disregard an offence without protest or censure.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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condone
kon-dōn′, v.t. to forgive: to pass over.—n. Condonā′tion, forgiveness: in the legal phraseology of Britain and the United States, forgiveness granted by the injured party, which may be urged by the guilty party as a defence against an action of divorce on the ground of adultery. [L. con, inten., donāre, to give. See Donation.]
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🔤- condone, verb, present, 1st person singular of condone (infinitive).
- condone, verb (infinitive).
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