VERB | communication | condone, excuse | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for |
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Sounds | kahndow'n | |
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Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... |
Meaning | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" | |
Synonym | excuse | |
Broader | forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness |
Spanish | condonar, dispensar, excusar, perdonar | |
Catalan | condonar, disculpar, dispensar, excusar, perdonar | |
Nouns | condonation | a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred |
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