condone
verb (used with object)
to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like).
were 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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Members who thought with Sir Edward Carson that General Dyer had not been fairly treated resented Mr. Montagu's insinuation that in that case they were condoning "frightfulness."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 by Various
