condone
See also: condoné
English
Etymology
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From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin condōno (“I forgive”), from con- (“together”) + dōnō (“I give”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /kənˈdoʊn/
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- Rhymes: -əʊn
- Hyphenation: con‧done
Verb
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- (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in The China Governess[1]:
- ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?
- (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- (transitive, law) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
Related terms
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Translations
to forgive
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to allow
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to forgive marital infidelity
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Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
condone
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of condonar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of condonar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of condonar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of condonar.