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Accolade vs Condone - What's the difference?

accolade | condone |

In lang=en terms the difference between accolade and condone

is that accolade is to confer praise or awards on while condone is to allow, accept or permit (something).

As verbs the difference between accolade and condone

is that accolade is to embrace or kiss in salutation while condone is to forgive, excuse or overlook (something).

As a noun accolade

is an expression of approval; praise.

accolade

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An expression of approval; praise.
  • A special acknowledgment; an award.
  • An embrace of greeting or salutation.
  • (historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.
  • (music) A brace used to join two or more staves.
  • (US, military) Written Presidential certificate recognizing service by personnel who died or were wounded in action between 1917 and 1918, or who died in service between 1941 and 1947, or died of wounds received in Korea between June 27, 1950 and July 27, 1954. Service of civilians who died overseas or as a result of injury or disease contracted while serving in a civilian capacity with the United States Armed Forces during the dates and/or in areas prescribed is in like manner recognized.
  • Synonyms

    * (expression of approval or praise) panegyric

    References

    * (4) http://www.afms1.belvoir.army.mil/dictionary/a.htm
  • accolade
  • Verb

    (accolad)
  • To embrace or kiss in salutation.
  • (historical) To confer a knighthood on.
  • To confer praise or awards on.
  • an accoladed novel
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    condone

    English

    Verb

    (condon)
  • To forgive, excuse or overlook (something).
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=18 citation , passage=‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]?  Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?}}
  • To allow, accept or permit (something).
  • (legal) To forgive (marital infidelity or other marital offense).
  • Anagrams

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