| forgive | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness.; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" |
| ~ concede, grant, yield | be willing to concede.; "I grant you this much" |
| ~ condone, excuse | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with.; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities" |
| ~ absolve, justify, free | let off the hook.; "I absolve you from this responsibility" |
| ~ absolve, shrive | grant remission of a sin to.; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's" |
| ~ remit | forgive.; "God will remit their sins" |
| ~ pardon | grant a pardon to.; "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President" |
| ~ excuse, pardon | accept an excuse for.; "Please excuse my dirty hands" |
| v. (social) | 2. forgive | absolve from payment.; "I forgive you your debt" |
| ~ exempt, relieve, free | grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to.; "She exempted me from the exam" |
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