forgive
verb
[ fəˈɡɪv ]
• stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake.
• "I'll never forgive David for the way he treated her"
Similar:
pardon,
excuse,
exonerate,
absolve,
acquit,
let off,
grant an amnesty to,
amnesty,
make allowances for,
stop feeling resentful towards,
feel no resentment towards,
stop feeling malice towards,
feel no malice towards,
harbour no grudge against,
bury the hatchet with,
let bygones be bygones,
let someone off the hook,
go easy on,
exculpate,
Origin:
Old English forgiefan, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch vergeven and German vergeben, and ultimately to for- and give.
