Definitions of condone [ənˈdoʊn]

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Definition of 'condone'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) condone
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, etc.).

2. condone
to give tacit approval to:
By his silence, he seemed to condone their behavior.

3. condone
to pardon or forgive (an offense); excuse.

Etymology: (1615–25, but in general currency from its use in the British Divorce Act of 1857; < L condōnāre to absolve, grant pardon =con-con - +dōnāre to give; see donate)

Definition of 'condone'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) excuse, condone
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
"excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"

Definition of 'condone'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) condone
to pardon; to forgive

2. (verb) condone
to pardon; to overlook the offense of; esp., to forgive for a violation of the marriage law; -- said of either the husband or the wife

Translation of 'condone'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to excuse or forgive He could not condone lying.
Afrikaans: vergewe, verskoon, vergoe	Arabic: يَغْفِر، يَصْفَح	Bulgarian: изкупувам
Brazilian: perdoar	Czech: prominout	German: verzeihen
Danish: se gennem fingre med; bil	Greek: συγχωρώ	Spanish: perdonar
Estonian: andeks andma	Farsi: بخشودن؛ نادیده گرفتن	Finnish: hyväksyä
French: pardonner	Hebrew: לִסלוֹח	Hindi: माफ करना, छोड़ देना, ध्या
Croatian: oprostiti	Hungarian: megbocsát	Indonesian: memaafkan
Icelandic: fyrirgefa, horfa framhjá	Italian: condonare; perdonare	Japanese: 大目に見る
Korean: 눈감아주다, 용서하다	Lithuanian: atleisti	Latvian: piedot
Malay: memaafkan	Dutch: door de vingers zien	Norwegian: tåle, tolerere, se gjenno
Polish: przebaczać, darować	Persian: بخشودن؛ نادیده گرفتن	Pashto: دګناه ورېښل، دچاله ګناه څ
Portuguese: perdoar	Romanian: a ierta, a trece cu veder	Russian: прощать
Slovak: prepáčiť	Slovenian: odpustiti	Serbian: preći preko
Swedish: överse med, tolerera	Thai: ให้อภัย	Turkish: hoş görmek, göz yummak
Taiwanese: 寬恕，原諒	Ukrainian: прощати; забувати	Urdu: معاف کرنا ، درگذر کرنا
Vietnamese: tha thứ	Chinese: 宽恕，原谅
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