condone
verb (used with object)
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).
has condoned
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present perfectof condone (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Fair wrote on Twitter earlier this week that she does not and never has condoned violence.
From Fox News ● Oct. 5, 2018
“No one has condoned what I did,” McGee said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2014
An ambiguous attitude in society has condoned extreme speech.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2013
In an interview with Bloomberg News, Kinnucan said: "The Justice Dept. evidently would like to retroactively criminalize research activities" that, he believes, the SEC has condoned implicitly for years.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 3, 2010
"She has condoned Cassandra's conduct and entangled herself with Ralph Denham."
From Night and Day by Virginia Woolf
