Don't blame sailor's false love (7)
I believe the answer is:
absolve
'don't blame' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'sailor's false love' is the wordplay.
'sailor's' becomes 'ab's' (abbreviation for able seaman).
'false' indicates anagramming the letters.
'love' with letters rearranged gives 'olve'.
'abs'+'olve'='ABSOLVE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for absolve that I've seen before include "Grant remission of a sin" , "Let off the hook" , "Clear of blame or guilt" , "Declare (someone) free of guilt" , "Give pardon" .)