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unforgivable

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for⋅give

  [fer-giv] verb, -gave, -giv⋅en, -giv⋅ing.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
2. to give up all claim on account of; remit (a debt, obligation, etc.).
3. to grant pardon to (a person).
4. to cease to feel resentment against: to forgive one's enemies.
5. to cancel an indebtedness or liability of: to forgive the interest owed on a loan.
–verb (used without object)
6. to pardon an offense or an offender.
Origin:
bef. 900; for- + give; r. ME foryiven, OE forgiefan

Related forms:
for⋅giv⋅a⋅ble, adjective
for⋅giv⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. See excuse. 3. absolve, acquit.
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un·for·giv·a·ble   (ŭn'fər-gĭv'ə-bəl)   
adj.  Of or relating to an act or situation that one cannot or will not forgive: unforgivable behavior.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

forgive 
O.E. forgiefan "give, grant, allow," also "to give up" and "to give in marriage;" from for- "completely" + giefan "give" (see give). The modern sense of "to give up desire or power to punish" is from use of the compound as a Gmc. loan-translation of L. perdonare (cf. Du. vergeven, Ger. vergeben; see pardon).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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