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   Con·done

   /kənˈdōn/

   

   verb

   • 1. accept and allow (behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive) to continue: "the college cannot condone any behavior that involves illicit drugs"
   • ▪ approve or sanction (something), especially with reluctance: "the practice is not officially condoned by any airline"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Latin condonare ‘refrain from punishing’, from con- ‘altogether’ + donare ‘give’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. condonation noun
   • 2. condoner noun
   • 3. condonable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

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