[
UK
/kəndˈəʊn/
]
[ US /kənˈdoʊn/ ]
[ US /kənˈdoʊn/ ]
VERB
-
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
excuse someone's behavior
She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities
How To Use condone In A Sentence
- In no way do I condone this behaviour. The Sun
- I am speaking of the ease with which motives are impugned, lifestyles derogated, name-calling condoned, individuals and groups demonized. The Ten Commandments
- According to numerous opinion polls, they solidly oppose the kinds of discrimination that Cardinal Ratzinger condoned.
- That would be to condone incitement to violence. The Times Literary Supplement
- Within that, one of the biggest challenges we face is changing the attitudes that condone violence against women. The Sun
- I do not condone violence but no wonder our students are protesting. The Sun
- What kind of sick society is it, in these refugee camps, that a mother could condone the suicide, at any age, of her son?
- I don't condone violence in any shape or form.
- Clearly I'm not going to condone such behaviour. Times, Sunday Times
- We do not condone violence of any kind and will ensure that anyone found to have acted improperly is dealt with accordingly. Times, Sunday Times
