Definitions

condone

[kuhn-dohn] / kənˈdoʊn /

VERB

make allowance for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

excuse forget forgive ignore wink at

STRONG

buy disregard okay overlook pardon remit

WEAK

give green light go along with lap up let it come let it go by let pass look the other way nod at pass over

Antonyms

STRONG

attend deny refuse regard respect veto

WEAK

censure condemn forbid not allow prevent

Example Sentences

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Condone means "to forgive" or "nullify by word or act," not "make amends for."

From Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)

It isn't the gown compels me Condone this venial sin; It's the pretty face above the lace, And the gentle heart within.

From Second Book of Verse by Field, Eugene

Condone, kon-dōn′, v.t. to forgive: to pass over.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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