CONDONING Synonyms

• the formal act of approving

• expressing or manifesting praise or approval

• providing legal power or sanction

• a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

• a speech seconding a motion

• formal and explicit approval

• a signature that validates something

• the act of endorsing

• the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

• furnishing support and encouragement

• capable of bearing a structural load

• to agree or express agreement

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• consent to, give permission; permit

• let have

• give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

• allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something

• afford possibility

• allow the other (baseball) team to score

• grant as a discount or in exchange

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

• a note explaining an absence

• a poor example

• accept an excuse for

• grant exemption or release to

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

• defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• ask for permission to be released from an engagement

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

• show to be right by providing justification or proof

• (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin

• adjust the spaces between words

• the act of excusing a mistake or offense

• a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

• the formal act of liberating someone

• accept an excuse for

• grant a pardon to

• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

• put up with something or somebody unpleasant

• recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others)

• have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

• support against an opponent