forgive

verbs

stop blaming or grant forgiveness
"I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
forgive
is derived from
forgiver
is a type of (narrower)
be willing to concede
"I grant you this much"
concede, grant, yield
absolve from payment
"I forgive you your debt"
forgive
is a type of (narrower)
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
"She exempted me from the exam"
exempt, free, relieve