condone

• Verbe utilisé pour exprimer le fait d'accepter ou de tolérer un comportement considéré comme moralement répréhensible ou offensant, souvent en l'ignorant ou en ne le punissant pas.

A verb used to express the act of accepting or allowing behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive, often by ignoring it.

1. C1formal

   To accept or allow behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive.

   tolérer, admettre

   • The company does not condone any form of harassment.
   • I cannot condone such rude behavior in my classroom.
   • They condoned the minor infraction because it was a first offense.

   Synonymesdisregardexcuseforgiveoverlookpardontoleratewink at

   Antonymescondemndenouncedisapproveforbidpunish