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unforgive

unforgive verb: to revoke or rescind forgiveness of.

Verb

unforgive (third-person singular simple present unforgives, present participle unforgiving, simple past unforgave, past participle unforgiven)

  1. (transitive) To revoke or rescind forgiveness of.
    • I told her that if she wanted to get rid of her depression she might have to “unforgive” for a while, to get in touch with her anger.2009, Susan Forward, Toxic Parents
    • He called the “forgiven” servant back to him and confronted him with the ingratitude and inequity of his behavior, and then he unforgave his debt! He threw the man into prison, waiting to repay his formerly forgiven debt.2010, Richard C. Lamb, Jr., The Pursuit of God in the Company of Friends

unforgive meaning in Tamil

unforgive in Tamil

பொறுக்கவியலா

Forms of unforgive

third-person singular presentunforgives
present participleunforgiving
pastunforgave
past participleunforgiven

Origin of unforgive

From un- + forgive.

Questions about unforgive

What does unforgive mean?
Unforgive means to revoke or rescind forgiveness of.
What is unforgive in Tamil?
Unforgive in Tamil is பொறுக்கவியலா. See Unforgive meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is unforgive?
Unforgive is a verb.
What is the past tense of unforgive?
The past tense of unforgive is unforgave.

Words near unforgive in the dictionary

  1. unforgetting
  2. unforgettingly
  3. unforgivable
  4. unforgivableness
  5. unforgivably
  6. unforgive
  7. unforgiveable
  8. unforgiveableness
  9. unforgiveably
  10. unforgiven
  11. unforgiveness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unforgive (page history and authors); unforgive (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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