condone
verb (used with object)
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).
was condoning
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past progressiveof condone.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In January more than 100 NGOs and 500 activists and cultural figures urged Mr Tusk to end pushbacks and said his government was condoning human rights violations if it did not do so.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024
He said he did not want his fans to think he was condoning racism.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2014
Unfortunately, at the very moment when public opinion was condoning his past a foolish affair, envenomed by the gossip of the country-side, revived the latent and very general belief in the ferocity of his character.
From An Historical Mystery by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
