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Originally Posted by darryl
Thanks @GeoffR. And they wonder why people circumvent geographical restrictions or even resort to piracy? I condone the former. I do not condone the latter, but I certainly understand it.
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I think you're not using condone correctly:
condone
kənˈdəʊn/
verb
verb:
condone; 3rd person present:
condones; past tense:
condoned; past participle:
condoned; gerund or present participle:
condoning- accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive).
"the college cannot condone any behaviour that involves illicit drugs"
synonyms: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; Moreforgive, pardon, excuse, let someone off with, let go, sink, bury;
let bygones be bygones;
informallet something ride
"we cannot condone such dreadful behaviour"
antonyms:condemn, punish
- approve or sanction (something), especially with reluctance.