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to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward<it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us>SynonymspardonRelated Wordsabsolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate; remit, shrive; condone, disregard, excuse, ignore, pass over, shrug offNear Antonymssmart; despise, detest, dislike, hate, loathe; avenge, redress, revengeAntonymsresent
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to overlook or dismiss as of little importance<he has so many good qualities that I guess we can forgive a slight penchant for exaggeration>— see excuse 1
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