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forgave

[fer-geyv] / fərˈgeɪv /

VERB

stop blame and grant pardon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absolve condone excuse forget

STRONG

acquit amnesty clear commute efface exculpate exempt exonerate extenuate overlook palliate pocket purge release relent remit reprieve respite spring

WEAK

accept apology allow for bear no malice bear with bury the hatchet dismiss from mind kiss and make up laugh off let bygones be bygones let it go let off let off easy let pass let up on make allowance think no more of turn other cheek wink at wipe slate clean

Antonyms

STRONGEST

condemn

STRONG

accuse blame hold increase keep maintain sentence

WEAK

censure charge punish

Example Sentences

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When I despair'd through want, and sought to die, My piteous master, of his charity, Forgave my fault, reliev'd and saved me.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew

The master, when the uproar ceased, Finding his guests were all well pleased, Forgave the servant's slippery feet, And quick revoked his former threat.

From The Canadian Elocutionist by Howard, Anna Kelsey

They having naught to pay withal, he frankly Forgave them both.

From The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Just imagine it: Forgave him Sunday; he repeated the offense Monday, and I forgave him again; also the same on Tuesday.

From "Say Fellows—" Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues by Smith, Wade C.