The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - forgive v.

1) pardon, excuse, allow, make allowance(s) for, indulge, condone, vindicate; overlook, ignore, disregard, pay no attention to, pass over, US slough over: Please forgive my curiosity, but where did you get that hat? 2 clear, acquit, absolve, exculpate, exonerate; spare; Colloq let off: Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. 3) cancel, waive, abolish, void, nullify, erase, delete; Colloq let off (the hook) : Her dream was to awake one day and find all her debts forgiven.