Antonyms for condone
kənˈdoʊncon·done

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1. condoneverb

   To pardon is to let pass, as a fault or sin, without resentment, blame, or punishment. Forgive has reference to feelings, pardon to consequences; hence, the executive may pardon, but has nothing to do officially with forgiving. Personal injury may be forgiven by the person wronged; thus, God at once forgives and pardons; the pardoned sinner is exempt from punishment; the forgiven sinner is restored to the divine favor. To pardon is the act of a superior, implying the right to punish; to forgive is the privilege of the humblest person who has been wronged or offended. In law, to remit the whole penalty is equivalent to pardoning the offender; but a part of a penalty may be remitted and the remainder inflicted, as where the penalty includes both fine and imprisonment. To condone is to put aside a recognized offense by some act which restores the offender to forfeited right or privilege, and is the act of a private individual, without legal formalities. To excuse is to overlook some slight offense, error, or breach of etiquette; pardon is often used by courtesy in nearly the same sense. A person may speak of excusing or forgiving himself, but not of pardoning himself. Compare ABSOLVE; PARDON, n.

   Antonyms:
   castigate, chasten, chastise, condemn, convict, correct, doom, punish, recompense, scourge, sentence, visit

   Synonyms:
   absolve, acquit, excuse, forgive, overlook, pardon, pardon, pass by, pass over, remit

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1. • Forgive

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1. excuse, condoneverb

   excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

   "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"

   Synonyms:
   relieve, rationalize, explain, let off, beg off, excuse, pardon, apologise, exempt, rationalise, apologize, justify

How to use condone in a sentence?

1. John Bolton:

   Our great 'Founder' did not want, and would not condone, False Fraudulent Elections!

2. Rick Scott:

   I don’t condone violence, and I hope no one else condones violence, it’s never, ever okay to be a racist.

3. Charlie Sheen:

   She is 18 years now and living with her mother, this did not occur under my roof. I do not condone this, but since I ’m unable to prevent it, I urged her to keep it classy, creative and not sacrifice her integrity.

4. Tiffany Hendra:

   We're like sisters. You yell and then you're like, ‘I love you. I'm sorry,’ but I would never put my hands on someone. And when that did happen, of course, I know that Bravo does not condone that… For us, I think that you will probably never see physical stuff that's happened in some of the ‘Housewives’ shows.

5. Public Affairs Dean Gary Segura:

   Respect for diversity of opinion on matters of public concern is a key tenet of the educational philosophy of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and it’s important to remember that an invitation to speak does not represent an endorsement of all past or future statements by a given speaker, we do not condone racism, sexism, anti-Semitism or any form of bias.

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