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- Dictionarycon·done/kənˈdōn/
verb
- 1. accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue: "the college cannot condone any behavior that involves illicit drugs"
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Learn the origin, usage, and synonyms of the verb condone, which means to pardon or overlook something bad or blameworthy. See examples of condone in sentences and related words in the dictionary.
Condone means to accept or allow behaviour that is wrong. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see synonyms and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Condone definition: to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like). See examples of CONDONE used in a sentence.
Condone means to accept or allow behavior that is wrong. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see synonyms and examples from various sources, and find translations in other languages.
If you condone something, you allow it, approve of it, or at least can live with it. Some teachers condone chewing gum, and some don't. Things that are condoned are allowed, even if everyone isn't exactly thrilled about it. People often say, "I don't condone what he did, but I understand it."
Condone means to accept or treat as not serious behaviour that is morally wrong. See examples, pronunciation, synonyms and word origin of condone in this online dictionary.
Condone means to accept, forgive, or overlook something morally wrong or illegal. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, such as law, marriage, or violence, and see synonyms and related words.
