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Forgive

Forgive Meaning & Definition
Forgive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Forgive?

[v] stop blaming or grant forgiveness
[v] absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Forgive:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Forgive: abolish | absolve | acquit | allow | amnesty | cancel | clear | condone | consign to oblivion | decontaminate | delete | destigmatize | discharge | dismiss | dispense from | disregard | erase | exculpate | excuse | exempt | exempt from | exonerate | forbear | forgive and forget | free | give absolution | give quarter | grant amnesty to | grant forgiveness | grant immunity | grant remission | have mercy upon | have pity | ignore | indulge | justify | let go | let off | let up on | make allowances for | melt | nonpros | nullify | obliterate | overlook | pardon | pass over | purge | quash the charge | relax | release | relent | remit | reprieve | set free | shrive | spare | take pity on | thaw | vindicate | void | waive | whitewash | withdraw the charge

See Also | absolve | concede | condone | excuse | exempt | free | free | grant | justify | pardon | relieve | yield

Forgive In Webster's Dictionary

\For*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Forgave}; p. p. {Forgiven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgiving}] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven, AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for- + giefan, gifan to give; cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva, Goth. fragiban to give, grant. See {For-}, and {Give}, v. t.] 1. To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign. To them that list the world's gay shows I leave, And to great ones such folly do forgive. --Spenser. 2. To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act forgiven. And their sins should be forgiven them. --Mark iv. 12. He forgive injures so readily that he might be said to invite them. --Macaulay. 3. To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; -- said of the person offending. Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. --Luke xxiii. 34. I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven. --Shak. Note: Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as objects of the verb, sometimes one and sometimes the other being the indirect object. ``Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.'' --Matt. vi. 12. ``Be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.'' --Matt. ix. 2. Syn: See {excuse}.

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