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. Donald Trump:

   No, because I don’t condone violence and I didn’t say I was going to pay for the fees.

2. Obama Clinton:

   Today we can say again, in a loud and clear voice, the United States should never condone or practice torture anywhere in the world, not under any future administration or in any future conflict, if that requires new legislation, then Congress should work with President Obama to quickly enact it, and it should not be an issue of partisan politics.

3. Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte:

   I do not condone nor tolerate killing of journalists, regardless of the motive of the killers, or the reason for their killing, i never said that killing journalists is justified because they are involved in corruption.

4. Gharib Abadi:

   Iran, like all other members of the agency, can not condone any behavior or action which may be against the safety and security of its nuclear installations, especially... considering the past sabotage attempts in its nuclear facilities.

5. Chris Hardwick:

   I'm devastated to read that she is now accusing me of conduct that did not occur, l was blindsided by her post and always wanted the best for her. As a husband, a son, and future father, I do not condone any kind of mistreatment of women.

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