Associations to the word «Forgive»

Wiktionary

FORGIVE, verb. (transitive) To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.
FORGIVE, verb. (intransitive) To accord forgiveness.
FORGIVE AND FORGET, verb. (idiomatic) (intransitive) Absolve completely for a past wrongdoing; pardon with neither resentment nor a view to retribution.

Dictionary definition

FORGIVE, verb. Stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday".
FORGIVE, verb. Absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne