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| excuse |
to forgive. [1/2 definitions] |
| forgave |
the past tense of forgive. |
| forgiven |
past participle of forgive. |
| forgiveness |
the state of being likely or willing to forgive. [1/2 definitions] |
| forgiving |
tending to or likely to forgive. [1/2 definitions] |
| let bygones be bygones |
to forgive and forget past fights. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| pardon |
to forgive (someone). [1/4 definitions] |
| remit |
to forgive or pardon (a sin or fault). [1/8 definitions] |
| Uncle Tom |
the title character in Uncle Tom's Cabin, a mid-nineteenth century novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom is a black slave whose religious beliefs move him to forgive his oppressors. [1/2 definitions] |
| unforgiving |
unwilling, reluctant, or refusing to forgive. [1/2 definitions] |
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