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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·done (con·doned ; con·don·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin condonare to absolve, from com- + donareto give — more at donation DATE 1805 : to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless a government accused of condoning racism condone corruption in politics Synonyms: see excuse • con·don·er noun English Etymology condone 1857, from L. condonare "to give up, remit," from com- intensive prefix + donare "to give" (see donation). Originally a legal term in the Matrimonial Causes Act, which made divorce a civil matter in Britain. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 condone con·done / kEn5dEun; NAmE -5doun / verb to accept behaviour that is morally wrong or to treat it as if it were not serious 宽恕；饶恕；纵容: ▪ [VN] Terrorism can never be condoned. 决不能容忍恐怖主义。 ▪ [also V -ing , VN -ing] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English condone verb ADV. tacitly VERB + CONDONE cannot/could not We cannot condone violence of any sort. OLT condone verb ⇨ forgive Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged con·done \kənˈdōn\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin condonare to give, remit, forgive, from com- + donare to donate — more at donate : to pardon or forgive (an offense or fault) : permit the continuance of (as vice, gambling) : cause or justify the condonation of Synonyms: see excuse |
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