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Meanings of condone in English

Portuguese
escusar
Catalan
perdonar
Spanish
excusar

Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with.

escusar
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Examples for "excuse"
Examples for "excuse"
1
Weather was the first excuse given, although the sky was perfectly clear.
Ape House
2
Of course, this recognition is not to excuse terrorism in any way.
The Guardian
3
The Taoiseach said yesterday that there was no excuse for the violence.
The Irish Times
4
Chang was right, and the excuse of immediate danger no longer applied.
The Fountains of Paradise
5
Waits said he should not need to excuse himself from the case.
Reuters
Usage of condone in English
1
The union said on Monday that it did not condone illegal activity.
Reuters
2
I do not condone for one second that this was acceptable behaviour.
The Guardian
3
Sovereignty or otherwise, there is never a good reason to condone homophobia.
The South African
4
AMS does not condone any efforts to limit competing products in commerce.
The Guardian
5
This is not necessarily what your friends and family follow or condone.
Feminist dot com
6
Some criticised Berkeley mayor Jesse Arreguin for appearing to condone the violence.
News.com.au
7
Speaking to Jonathan Head, Mr Vejjajiva said he did not condone violence.
BBC
8
I should make it clear that I don't condone what England did.
The Guardian
9
I can't condone or fully understand why Clemmie did what she did.
News.com.au
10
Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier refused to condone Diouf's actions after the game.
The Guardian
11
He could not blame the islanders, nor could he condone this behaviour.
Success to the Brave
12
I didn't mean to suggest the Sisterhood would condone anything like that.
Mentats of Dune
13
I cannot condone that one amazing piece of wickedness on his part.
Beverly of Graustark
14
I presume that no decent person can condone what he has done.
The Irish Times
15
It seems easier for a man to condone that sort of thing.
The Mammoth Hunters
16
She could even understand those facts, though she could not condone them.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me; Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
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Translations for condone
Portuguese
escusar
Condone through the time
Condone across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common