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absolve
[ab-zolv, -solv]
verb (used with object)
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences.
The court absolved her of guilt in his death.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usually followed byfrom ).
to be absolved from one's oath.
Synonyms: ,to grant pardon for.
Synonyms: ,Ecclesiastical.
to grant or pronounce remission of sins to.
to remit (a sin) by absolution.
to declare (censure, as excommunication) removed.
absolve
/ əˈɒ /
verb
(usually foll by from) to release from blame, sin, punishment, obligation, or responsibility
to pronounce not guilty; acquit; pardon
Other 51Թ Forms
- absolvable adjective
- absolvent adjective
- absolver noun
- unabsolved adjective
- ˈDZ noun
- ˈDZ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of absolve1
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Example Sentences
Of course, when the internet came around, it bypassed mainstream radio and absolved the band’s issues with getting airtime.
“And I would say 95% of the time it absolves the cop of wrongdoing.”
Joe uses love as a weapon to absolve himself of his own worst impulses.
"An order that absolves a man of such a crime, to say it's not a crime, is the darkest hour in our legal system," she told the BBC.
"Ignorance of the law does not absolve you of responsibility before it."
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