condone

English

Etymology

• From Latin condōno (“forgive”), con- (“together”) + dōnāre (“to give”).

Verb

condone (third-person singular simple present condones, present participle condoning, simple past and past participle condoned)

1. (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something).
2. (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something).
3. (transitive, law) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).

Translations

to forgive

• Bulgarian: прощавам (bg) (proštavam), опрощавам (bg) (oproštavam)
• Dutch:vergeven (nl)
• French:pardonner (fr)
• Finnish: antaa anteeksi (fi)

• Russian: прощать (ru) (proščatʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: math (gd)

to allow

• Bulgarian: позволявам (bg) (pozvoljavam), извинявам (bg) (izvinjavam)
• Dutch:toelaten (nl)
• French:permettre (fr), autoriser (fr)
• Finnish: suvaita (fi), hyväksyä (fi)

• Russian: допускать (ru) (dopuskatʹ), разрешать (ru) (razrešatʹ)

Anagrams

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