condōnō — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
- allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
- forgive verb To stop feeling angry at someone and let go of blame for what they did.
- permit verb To allow something to happen or to give someone authorization to do it.
- present adj Existing or happening right now; current.
- sacrifice verb To offer something, historically an animal, person, or object, to a deity as an act of worship.
- surrender verb To stop fighting or resisting and give oneself up to an opponent.
Senses
condōnō is used for these senses in English:
- absolve (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- absolve (transitive, legal) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- permit (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]
- present To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. [from 14th c.]
- surrender (intransitive, or, reflexive) To give oneself up into the power of another, especially as a prisoner; to submit or give in.
absolve — full definition
- verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
- verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.
allow — full definition
- verb To give permission for something to happen.
- verb To make something possible.
- verb To set aside time, money, or another resource for something.
- verb To admit or acknowledge something as true, often reluctantly.