0 present participle of condone
1 to accept or allow behaviour that is wrong:
If the government is seen to condone violence, the bloodshed will never stop.
What are the criteria for condoning her action, not to say actively assisting it?
By refusing to allow a school and condoning their excessive consumption of alcohol and coca, she considered the hacendado directly responsible for perpetuating backwardness.
In essence, this could be seen as condoning and abetting "teenage" pregnancy - which is culturally and professionally discouraged.
In the former case, it may not be clear whether the official is condoning the behavior or simply tolerating it.
I'm not condoning what they do by any means.
I am far from condoning any such measures; some of my family members suffered greatly during that time.
In other words, we maintain that one can accept pluralism (different versions, partial truths), without thereby condoning all versions and any actions.
In condoning such measures, the ministry avoided potential instability in the system.
