All forgive synonyms
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F f verb forgive
- condone — If someone condones behaviour that is morally wrong, they accept it and allow it to happen.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- efface — to wipe out; do away with; expunge: to efface one's unhappy memories.
- purge — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
- amnesty — An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
- palliate — to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
- spring — String PRocessING language
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- overlook — to fail to notice, perceive, or consider: to overlook a misspelled word.
- remit — to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
- pocket — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- relent — to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
- commute — If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work.
- respite — a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil without respite.
- release — to lease again.
- reprieve — to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
- bear with — If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient.
- bury the hatchet — to cease hostilities and become reconciled
- pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- let off — to allow or permit: to let him escape.
- excuse — Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
- allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
- forgive and forget — be reconciled
- kiss and make up — be reconciled
- exonerate — (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.
- laugh off — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- exculpate — Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing.
- let bygones be bygones — past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
- exempt — Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
- wink at — to close and open one or both eyes quickly.
- extenuate — Make (guilt or an offense) seem less serious or more forgivable.
noun forgive
- make peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.