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verb (used with object), -solved, -solv·ing.
1.
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death.
2.
to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usually followed by from): to be absolved from one's oath.
3.
to grant pardon for.
4.
Ecclesiastical.
a.
to grant or pronounce remission of sins to.
b.
to remit (a sin) by absolution.
c.
to declare (censure, as excommunication) removed.
Related forms
ab·solv·a·ble, adjective
ab·sol·vent, adjective, noun
ab·solv·er, noun
un·ab·solved, adjective
Synonyms
1. exculpate, clear. Absolve, acquit, exonerate all mean to free from blame. Absolve is a general word for this idea. To acquit is to release from a specific and usually formal accusation: The court must acquit the accused if there is not enough evidence of guilt. To exonerate is to consider a person clear of blame or consequences for an act (even when the act is admitted), or to justify the person for having done it: to be exonerated for a crime committed in self-defense. 2. liberate, exempt. 3. excuse, forgive.
1. exculpate, clear. Absolve, acquit, exonerate all mean to free from blame. Absolve is a general word for this idea. To acquit is to release from a specific and usually formal accusation: The court must acquit the accused if there is not enough evidence of guilt. To exonerate is to consider a person clear of blame or consequences for an act (even when the act is admitted), or to justify the person for having done it: to be exonerated for a crime committed in self-defense. 2. liberate, exempt. 3. excuse, forgive.
Antonyms
1. blame.
1. blame.
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Absolve
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| obliging or yielding in a submissive way |
Example Sentences
- Menaced by ruthless cutthroats, he must risk his freedom to absolve himself.
- The law doesn't absolve anyone of other charges like abuse or neglect.
- But this fact does not absolve the Court of the duty to use its powers with the greatest care and restraint.
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Word Origin & History
absolve
1530s, from L. absolvere "set free, loosen, acquit," from ab- "from" + solvere "loosen" (see solve).
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