- (v.t.) To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign.
- (v.t.) To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act forgiven.
- (v.t.) To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; -- said of the person offending.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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