absolve[verb]Synonyms: forgive, deliver, exculpate, excuse, let off, pardon, release, set free
Antonyms: charge (with), hold (to)
Contrasted words: condemn, doom, sentence, chasten, discipline, punish
Related Words: discharge,
free,
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ab‧solve /əbˈzɒlv $ -ɑːlv/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: absolvere, from ab- 'away' + solvere 'to loosen']
1. to say publicly that someone is not guilty or responsible for something
absolve somebody from/of something
He cannot be absolved of all responsibility for the accident.2. [often passive] if someone is absolved by the Christian Church or a priest for something they have done wrong, they are formally forgiven ⇒
absolution [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲