forgive
verb (used with object)
to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
forgiver
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a word derived from
forgive.
Example Sentences
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Forgiveness is liberating to the forgiver and the offender.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2020
John Oliver: HBO host, Emmy-winning writer, debt forgiver.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2016
You would hardly recognize the sly tale-teller, the sainted forgiver, or the thoughtful rebel in this grim, determined man.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2015
The “quiet Beatle” — the one who told an interviewer, “I’m even more normal than normal people” — was also the nicest Beatle: the most thoughtful and generous, the salver of wounds, forgiver of sins.
From Time ● Oct. 17, 2011
Kind and sensitive Aglovale, the forgiver of the Pellinore feud, was exchanging hearty thumps with the beautiful Gareth.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
