condone
verb (used with object)
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).
have condoned
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present perfectof condone.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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Nicki Minaj told her legion of fans, the Barbz, that she doesn’t want them threatening anyone online or in person: ‘I don’t & never have condoned that.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2023
A philanthropist and longtime film producer, she has no role in the company, and in “The American Dream,” she argues that her grandfather would not have condoned such gross mistreatment of his employees.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
The queen may never have condoned "The Crown," but what could she have thought of it?
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2022
In a statement last week, Simon & Schuster responded to the controversy by assuring readers that they “do not and never have condoned discrimination or hate speech in any form”.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2017
Germany has not only committed all these crimes, but her theologians and professors have condoned them.
From "Over There" with the Australians by R. Hugh (Reginald Hugh) Knyvett
