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7
forgive(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
7
pardon(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
6
purge(verb, clear, clean, defend)
3
dispense from(verb, expression, defend, spare)
2
exempt from(verb, expression, defend, spare)
2
give absolution(verb, expression, defend, spare)
2
let go(verb, expression, defend, spare)
2
remit(verb, clear, clean, defend)
1
absolve justify(expression, defend, spare, relieve)
1
alibi(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
1
apologize for(verb, expression, defend, spare)
1
appease(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
1
bear with(verb, expression, defend, spare)
1
condone(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
1
cover(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
1
defend(verb, spare, relieve, pardon)
1
extenuate(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
1
grant amnesty(verb, expression, defend, spare)
1
indulge(verb, defend, spare, relieve)
1
make allowances for(verb, expression, idiom, defend)
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