Adjective forgiving has 2 senses
  1. forgiving - inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child"
    Antonyms:
    unforgiving, revengeful, vindictive, vengeful
  2. absolvitory, exonerative, forgiving - providing absolution
    Antonyms: inculpatory, inculpative (indirect, via exculpatory)
,Verb forgive has 2 senses
  1. forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
    --1 is one way to
    concede, yield, grant
    Derived form: noun forgiver1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody something
  2. forgive - absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"
    --2 is one way to
    exempt, relieve, free
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody something
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