forgive vs free

forgive is not a noun while free is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forgive	No	No	Yes	No
free	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, free is a hyponym of forgive; that is, free is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than forgive:

Other hyponyms of forgive include condone, excuse, absolve, absolve, shrive, remit, pardon, excuse, pardon.

As verbs, free is a hypernym of forgive; that is, free is a word with a broader meaning than forgive:

Other hypernyms of forgive include exempt, relieve.

forgive (noun)	free (noun)
	people who are free

forgive (adjective)	free (adjective)
	not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
	not held in servitude
	unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion
	not literal
	completely wanting or lacking
	not fixed in position
	costing nothing
	not taken up by scheduled activities
	not occupied or in use

forgive (verb)	free (verb)
stop blaming or grant forgiveness	make (assets) available
absolve from payment	let off the hook
	free or remove obstruction from
	remove or force out from a position
	release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
	part with a possession or right
	relieve from
	grant freedom to; free from confinement
	make (information) available for publication
	free from obligations or duties
	grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to

forgive (adverb)	free (adverb)
	without restraint