US /kənˈdoʊn/ UK /kənˈdəʊn/
verb Freq #19524

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To accept or forgive behaviour that most people think is wrong.

    The school does not condone bullying of any kind.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to accept or forgive... excuse
Word family
Forms condonedcondonescondoning
Derived forms condonablecondonationcondonementcondoneruncondoned

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin condōnāre (“to forgive”).

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