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   forgive

   /fəˈɡɪv/

   verb

   • 1. stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake: "I'll never forgive David for the way he treated her" Similar pardonexcuseexonerateabsolveacquitlet offgrant an amnesty toamnestymake allowances forstop feeling resentful towardsfeel no resentment towardsstop feeling malice towardsfeel no malice towardsharbour no grudge againstbury the hatchet withlet bygones be bygonesinformal:let someone off the hookgo easy onrare:exculpateOpposite blameconvictresent
   • ▪ no longer feel angry about or wish to punish (an offence, flaw, or mistake): "I was willing to forgive all her faults for the sake of our friendship"
   • ▪ cancel (a debt): "he proposed that their debts should be forgiven"
   • ▪ used in polite expressions as a request to excuse one's foibles, ignorance, or impoliteness: "you will have to forgive my suspicious mind" Similar excuseoverlookdisregardignorepass overmake allowances forallowcondonelet golet passsanctionturn a blind eye toturn a deaf ear towink atconnive atblink atindulgetoleraterare:extenuateOpposite punish

   Word Origin Old Englishforgiefan, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch vergeven and German vergeben, and ultimately to for- and give.

   Derivatives

   • 1. forgiver noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • F

     4

   • O

     1

   • R

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   • G

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   • I

     1

   • V

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   • E

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