condone

Definition of Condone in English :

1. condone, excuse

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

Example Sentences:
'excuse someone's behavior'
'She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Condone

verb (transitive)

1.

to overlook or forgive (an offence)

2. law

(esp of a spouse) to pardon or overlook (an offence, usually adultery)

verb transitiveWord forms: conˈdoned or conˈdoning

to forgive, pardon, or overlook (an offense)

tr.v. con·doned, con·don·ing, con·dones

To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure. See Synonyms at forgive.