237 entries under verb topic. ×

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relent(free, leave, comfort, forget)
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relieve(clear, release, free, discharge)
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abate(release, moderate, decrease, stay)
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explain(clear, defend, spare, relieve)
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give absolution(expression, release, defend, explain)
3
license(noun, dismiss, dismissal)
3
lifeboat(noun, clear, drive, release)
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rationalize(support, clear, free, favor)
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spring(clear, release, free, discharge)
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alibi(support, favor, sustain, confirm)
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apologize for(expression, support, favor, sustain)
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blink at(expression, phrasal verb, clear, release)
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commute(noun, drive, stay, responsibility)
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confirm(support, favor, defend, explain)
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disimprison(clear, release, free, discharge)
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dispense from(expression, defend, explain, spare)
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except(free, discharge, dismiss, spare)
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exempt from(expression, defend, explain, spare)
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favor(noun, support, sustain, confirm)
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forgive and forget(expression, idiom, grant, excuse)
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