Synonyms of the word

condone

• v. (transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something).
• v. (transitive) To allow, accept or permit (something).
• v. (transitive, law) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).

excuse

• v. (transitive) To forgive; to pardon.
• v. (transitive) To allow to leave.
• v. (transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
• v. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon…
• n. (countable, uncountable) Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment.
• n. (law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which…
• n. (with negative adjective prepositioned, especially sorry or poor) An example.

forgive

• v. (transitive) To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.
• v. (intransitive) To accord forgiveness.