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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.
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Antonyms:
- to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usually followed by from ):
to be absolved from one's oath.
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- to grant pardon for.
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- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈDZ, noun
- ˈDZ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·DZa· adjective
- ·DZvԳ adjective noun
- ·DZİ noun
- ܲa·DZ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of absolve1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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."
“The notion that Stewart Rhodes could be absolved of his actions is frightening and ought to be frightening to anyone who cares about democracy in this country,” U.S.
Baldwin's lawsuit alleges that prosecutors intentionally concealed evidence that would absolve the actor from blame and "sought at every turn to scapegoat" him to "maliciously bring about or advance" his trial and conviction.
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