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• POS: Verb (intransitive)

THESAURUS

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OK, abide with, accede to, accept, accord to, agree to, allow for, approve, approve of, assent, be big, be blind, be blind to, be caught out, be content with, be easy with, be inattentive, be unwary, be willing, bear, bear with, blink at, brook, condescend, condone, connive at, consent, consent to silently, countenance, deign, disregard, endorse, endure, give consent, give no heed, go along with, go blind, grant, have, have no objection, hear nothing, hear of, hold with, ignore, indulge, judge not, lean over backwards, leave unavenged, let it go, let pass, listen to reason, live with, make allowances for, make light of, miss, nod, nod assent, not attend, not heed, not listen, not notice, not refuse, not see, not write off, okay, overlook, pass by, pass over, pay no attention, pay no mind, permit, pocket the affront, put up with, ratify, regard with indulgence, sanction, say aye, say yes, see both sides, see nothing, slight, stand for, stomach, suffer, suspend judgment, take, take kindly to, think little of, tolerate, view with indulgence, vote affirmatively, vote aye, walk in darkness, wear blinkers, yield assent

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Permission

VB permit, give permission, give power, let, allow, admit, suffer, bear with, tolerate, recognize, concede, accord, vouchsafe, favor, humor, gratify, indulge, stretch a point, wink at, connive at, shut one's eyes to, grant, empower, charter, enfranchise, privilege, confer a privilege, license, authorize, warrant, sanction, intrust, give carte blanche, give the reins to, give scope to, leave alone, leave it to one, leave the door open, open the door to, open the flood gates, give a loose to, let off, absolve, release, exonerate, dispense with, ask permission, beg permission, request permission, ask leave, beg leave, request leave.

Forgiveness

VB forgive, forgive and forget, pardon, condone, think no more of, let bygones be bygones, shake hands, forget an injury, excuse, pass over, overlook, wink at, bear with, allow for, make allowances for, let one down easily, not be too hard upon, pocket the affront, let off, remit, absolve, give absolution, reprieve, acquit, beg pardon, ask pardon, implore pardon, conciliate, propitiate, placate, make up a quarrel, let the wound heal.

Blindness

VB be blind, not see, lose sight of, have the eyes bandaged, grope in the dark, not look, close the eyes, shut the eyes-, turn away the eyes, avert the eyes, look another way, wink, shut the eyes to, be blind to, wink at, blink at, render blind, blind, blindfold, hoodwink, dazzle, put one's eyes out, throw dust into one's eyes, pull the wool over one's eyes, jeter de la poudre aux yeux, screen from sight.

Neglect

VB be negligent, take no care of &c (take care of), neglect, let slip, let go, lay aside, set aside, cst aside, put aside, keep out of sight, put out of sight, lose sight of, overlook, disregard, pass over, pas by, let pass, blink, wink at, connive at, gloss over, take no note of, take no thought of, take no account of, take no notice of, pay no regard to, laisser aller, scamp, trifle, fribble, do by halves, cut, slight, play with, trifle with, slur, skim, skim the surface, effleurer, take a cursory view of, slur over, skip over, jump over, slip over, pretermit, miss, skip, jump, omit, give the go-by to, push aside, pigeonhole, shelve, sink, table, ignore, shut one's eyes to, refuse to hear, turn a deaf ear to, leave out of one's calculation, not attend to, not mind, not trouble oneself about, not trouble one's head about, not trouble oneself with, forget, be caught napping, leave a loose thread, let the grass grow under one's feet, render neglectful, put off one's guard, throw off one's guard, distract, divert.