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forgiven Definition


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forgive
verb forgave, forgiven, forgiving
    1. To stop being angry about (an offence) or with (an offender); pardon.
      Thesaurus: excuse, pardon, absolve, exonerate, condone, acquit, overlook, remit, let off the hook; Antonym: hold to account.
    2. To spare someone the paying of (a debt).
Derivative: forgivable
adj
    Able to be excused or pardoned
      Thesaurus: excusable, pardonable, venial; innocent.
Derivative: forgivably
adverb
    Derivative: forgiver
    noun
      Etymology: Anglo-Saxon forgiefan.



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