Is except similar in meaning to forgive?

Answer 1

No, it is not. You may be thinking of the word accept, which would have some similarity with forgive. I might accept someone who has done me wrong. The meaning is not exactly the same as forgive, but there is a common meaning element. When I accept someone, I do not reject him.

The word except sounds very much like accept, but they are not homonyms. Except means something like "but not, or other than". For example, "I like all vegetables except Okra."