grant vs forgive

grant is a noun but forgive is not a noun.

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

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

grant (noun)	forgive (noun)
the act of providing a subsidy
a right or privilege that has been granted
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
any monetary aid
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

grant (verb)	forgive (verb)
be willing to concede	stop blaming or grant forgiveness
allow to have	absolve from payment
let have
transfer by deed
give as judged due or on the basis of merit
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
bestow, especially officially