condone

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Now, which of us has the mental problem?I don't begin to condone death threats.

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excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"

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verb

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"

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verb

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"

Example sentences

Now, which of us has the mental problem?I don't begin to condone death threats.

Well, NO. I believe in the bill of rights, but I do not condone the hunting of elephants.

I don't condone what these hackers did, but there's little to disagree with in that letter.

PyCon does not condone nor participate in such actions out of respect.

The whole blog entry, though, represents a wastefulness that I couldn't myself condone.

I didn't like, tolerate or condone people who were abusive, but I tried to understand where the passion was coming from.

While other companies might condone many personal or social \n activities at the office, ours did not.

"I don't condone the violence and abuse of authority, obviously.

I don't necessarily condone the harassment, but I think you've greatly underestimated the scope of the problem.

Even though \n these activities were condoned by many businesses across the country, we \n felt there was no time for them at WordPerfect Corporation.\n\nThis guy sounds like a real dick.

It should also be noted that I do not condone the "arming" of minors with the intent of allowing them to commit acts of violence on animals, other persons, or even plants for that matter.