intransitive verb. To give up resentment against or stop wanting to punish (someone) for an offense or fault; pardon.

intransitive verb. To relent in being angry or in wishing to exact punishment for (an offense or fault).

intransitive verb. To absolve from payment of (a debt, for example).

intransitive verb. To grant forgiveness.

To give up; resign.

To give; grant.

To grant free pardon for or remission of, as a wrongful act or an obligation; give up all claims for or on account of: sometimes with the thing forgiven as direct objective (accusative), preceded by the person as indirect objective (dative): as, to forgive an injury; to forgive a person his debts.

To grant free pardon to; cease to blame or feel resentment against; restore to good will.

Synonyms To pass over, overlook.

Pardon, Forgive (see pardon); to excuse, let off.

To exercise forgiveness; be lenient or forgiving.

transitive verb. To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign.

transitive verb. 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.

transitive verb. 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.

verb. To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.

verb. To accord forgiveness.

verb. absolve from payment

verb. stop blaming or grant forgiveness

"Her eyes—she knew me—she smiled—she whispered—forgive me, Curt, —forgive her—when it was I who should have said forgive me—but before I could—she—— [He falters brokenly.] 166"

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