condone
verb
[ kənˈdəʊn ]
• accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).
• "the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs"
Similar:
deliberately ignore,
not take into consideration,
disregard,
take no notice of,
take no account of,
accept,
allow,
make allowances for,
let pass,
turn a blind eye to,
overlook,
forget,
wink at,
blink at,
connive at,
forgive,
pardon,
excuse,
let someone off with,
let go,
sink,
bury,
let bygones be bygones,
let something ride,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from Latin condonare ‘refrain from punishing’, from con- ‘altogether’ + donare ‘give’.
