Definition of forgive

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Forgive (v. t.) To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign.

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Venial :: Venial (a.) Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression..
Excusable :: Excusable (a.) That may be excused, forgiven, justified, or acquitted of blame; pardonable; as, the man is excusable; an excusable action..
Forgiver :: Forgiver (n.) One who forgives.
Relentless :: Relentless (a.) Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism..
Clemency :: Clemency (n.) Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy..
Forgave :: Forgave () imp. of Forgive.
Forgiveness :: Forgiveness (n.) The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries..
Kiss :: Kiss (v. t.) To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection, reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc..
Condone :: Condone (v. t.) To pardon; to overlook the offense of; esp., to forgive for a violation of the marriage law; -- said of either the husband or the wife..
Forgiven :: Forgiven (p. p.) of Forgiv.
Forgivable :: Forgivable (a.) Capable of being forgiven; pardonable; venial.
Condonation :: Condonation (n.) Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated..
Absolution :: Absolution (n.) An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense..
Forgive :: Forgive (v. t.) 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..
Pardon :: Pardon (v. t.) The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment; absolution..
Excuser :: Excuser (n.) One who excuses or forgives another.
Purgatory :: Purgatory (n.) A state or place of purification after death; according to the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed to be received into heaven..
Inexcusableness :: Inexcusableness (n.) The quality of being inexcusable; enormity forgiveness.
Placable :: Placable (a.) Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone.
Remissible :: Remissible (a.) Capable of being remitted or forgiven.
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