what does condone mean?
CONDONE as VERB
- Meaning
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
- be lenient with
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- excuse someone’’s behavior
- She condoned her husband’’s occasional infidelities
Hypernyms(s) condone is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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