graziare
to pardon
verb grah-TSYAH-reh Rare
Origin: From grazia (grace, pardon), from Latin gratia.
Also means
to grant clemency to
Usage Note
Graziare means to grant an official pardon, typically by a head of state: il presidente ha graziato il condannato (the president pardoned the convicted man). It is distinct from perdonare (to forgive interpersonally) and from grazia the noun. The verb takes avere as auxiliary.
Examples
"Il presidente ha deciso di graziare il prigioniero politico."
Natural Translation
The president decided to pardon the political prisoner.
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