Verb

• S: (v) shrive, absolve (grant remission of a sin to) "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys"
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• S: (v) forgive (stop blaming or grant forgiveness) "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
• S: (v) excuse, condone (excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with) "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
• S: (v) absolve, free (let off the hook) "I absolve you from this responsibility"
• S: (v) shrive, absolve (grant remission of a sin to) "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) forgive (stop blaming or grant forgiveness) "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
• S: (v) excuse, condone (excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with) "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
• S: (v) absolve, free (let off the hook) "I absolve you from this responsibility"
• S: (v) shrive, absolve (grant remission of a sin to) "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys"
• S: (v) remit (forgive) "God will remit their sins"
• S: (v) pardon (grant a pardon to) "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
• S: (v) excuse, pardon (accept an excuse for) "Please excuse my dirty hands"
• derivationally related form
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• S: (v) remit (forgive) "God will remit their sins"
• S: (v) pardon (grant a pardon to) "Ford pardoned Nixon"; "The Thanksgiving turkey was pardoned by the President"
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• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
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• S: (v) excuse, pardon (accept an excuse for) "Please excuse my dirty hands"
• derivationally related form
• W: (adj) absolvitory [Related to: absolve] (providing absolution)
• W: (n) absolution [Related to: absolve] (the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance)
• W: (n) absolution [Related to: absolve] (the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance)
• W: (n) absolver [Related to: absolve] (someone who grants absolution)
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