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Definition of Condone
1. Verb. Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with. "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
Definition of Condone
1. v. t. To pardon; to forgive.
Definition of Condone
1. Verb. (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something). ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something). ¹
3. Verb. (transitive legal) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Condone
1. to forgive or overlook [v -DONED, -DONING, -DONES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Condone
Literary usage of Condone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theory of Toleration Under the Later Stuarts by Alexander Adam Seaton (1911)
"to condone a " bare and simple Dissent," but " when that Dissent comes to be
practical" then " it is no longer a plea of conscience but a direct conspiracy ..."
2. A Treatise on the Public Land System of the United States: With References by George W. Spaulding (1884)
"268. Cutting or Injuring Trees on Lands of United States Reserved or Purchased
for Public Uses; Punishment. § 269. Authority to condone Trespasses Committed ..."
3. Synonyms Discriminated: A Dictionary of Synonymous Words in the English by Charles John Smith (1893)
"... 561 Condolence, 566 condone, 401 Conduce, 259 Conduct, behaviour, 159 state,
699 to direct, 330 Confabulation, 277 Confederacy, 88 Confederate, ..."
4. A History of South America, 1854-1904 by Charles Edmond Akers (1904)
"... condone Revolution. Praetorian Administration. Reaction in Sao Paulo.
Imaginary Plot against Government Arbitrary Measures. New Banking Laws. ..."
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