forgive
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verb
absolve, acquit, bear no malice, cancel, clear, condonare, condone, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forget, give absolution, grant amnesty, grant pardon, ignoscere, overlook, palliate, pardon, reprieve, shrive, vindicate
associated concepts: executive pardon, forgiveness of debt
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absolve, clear, condone, discharge (liberate), discharge (release from obligation), excuse, exonerate, extenuate, free, justify, overlook (excuse), palliate (excuse), pardon, purge (wipe out by atonement), release, relent, remit (release from penalty)
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Forgive Me — may refer to:* Forgive Me , a 2008 single by Leona Lewis from the album Spirit * Forgive Me , a 2008 song by City and Colour from the album Bring Me Your Love * Forgive Me , a 2007 song by Group 1 Crew from the album Group 1 Crew * Forgive Me , a … Wikipedia
Forgive — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Forgive Me — Single par Leona Lewis extrait de l’album Spirit Sortie 26 juillet 2008 Enregistrement 2008 Durée 3:41 (version de l album) 3:23 (mix du single) … Wikipédia en Français
forgive me — used in speech as a polite way of starting to say something that may seem rude or unpleasant Forgive me (for saying so), but I don t think you understood my point. Forgive me, but something has come up and I have to leave right away. • • • Main… … Useful english dictionary
forgive — for‧give [fəˈgɪv ǁ fər ] verb forgave PASTTENSE [ ˈgeɪv] forgiven PASTPART [ ˈgɪvn] [transitive] FINANCE to state that a debt does not have to be paid: • Under the plan, the US forgave $2.6 billion, or about 70%, of Poland s debt to the US… … Financial and business terms
forgive — (v.) O.E. forgiefan give, grant, allow; forgive, also to give up and to give in marriage; from for completely + giefan give (see GIVE (Cf. give)). The modern sense of to give up desire or power to punish is from use of the compound as a Germanic… … Etymology dictionary
forgive — [fər giv′, fôrgiv′] vt. forgave, forgiven, forgiving [ME forgeven < OE forgiefan, forgifan (akin to Ger vergeben): see FOR & GIVE] 1. to give up resentment against or the desire to punish; stop being angry with; pardon 2. to give up all claim… … English World dictionary
forgive — pardon, remit, *excuse, condone Analogous words: absolve, *exculpate, acquit, exonerate, vindicate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
forgive — has a derivative form forgivable, without an e in the middle … Modern English usage
forgive — [v] stop blame and grant pardon absolve, accept apology, acquit, allow for, amnesty, bear no malice*, bear with, bury the hatchet*, clear, commute, condone, dismiss from mind, efface, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, extenuate, forget, kiss… … New thesaurus
