Synonym: absolve, excuse, pardon, quit. Antonym: punish. Similar words: give, give off, give way, give up, give in, give out, give away, give back. Meaning: [fə(r)'gɪv] 
v. 1. stop blaming or grant forgiveness 2. absolve from payment.
v. 1. stop blaming or grant forgiveness 2. absolve from payment. 151. The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend. Walter Winchell 
152. It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. William Blake
153. It was the old mountain teaching another brutal lesson, that the mountain and its weather does not forgive a mistake.
154. Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive. C.S. Lewis
155. Third World debt is so massive that recent pledges to reduce or forgive it are just a drop in the bucket.
156. She must consider whether or not she is willing to forgive.
157. We can forgive Maxine's snoring and smelly feet, but pouring good beer down the sink?
More similar words: give, give off, give way, give up, give in, give out, give away, give back, give way to, give notice, give birth, give ear to, give thanks, give rise to, margin, emerging, discharging, organ, for good, organic, forget about, organism, organize, organized, organization, organizational, Thanksgiving, five, live, river.