absolve
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death.
to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usually followed by from): to be absolved from one's oath.
to grant pardon for.
Ecclesiastical.
to grant or pronounce remission of sins to.
to remit (a sin) by absolution.
to declare (censure, as excommunication) removed.
Origin of absolve
1synonym study For absolve
Other words for absolve
Opposites for absolve
Other words from absolve
- ab·solv·a·ble, adjective
- ab·sol·vent, adjective, noun
- ab·solv·er, noun
- un·ab·solved, adjective
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How to use absolve in a sentence
She careens her way across the globe, looking for clues to absolve her and drawing police attention in the process.
The New Class of Comfort TV: 16 Shows to Watch When You Run Out of Friends and The Office | Eliana Dockterman | February 10, 2021 | TimeThe company denied the claims, pointing out that its 2014 purchase of the hospitals included contract language absolving it of any future liability for the retirement plan.
Rich Investors Stripped Millions From a Hospital Chain and Want to Leave It Behind. A Tiny State Stands in Their Way. | by Peter Elkind | February 4, 2021 | ProPublicaWhile Winner’s less-than-cautious handling of the material might have led the NSA to her eventually, Poitras said in an interview that that should not absolve the Intercept of responsibility to handle the information carefully.
I’m not proposing to tell you the magical policy that will fix this, or to judge what the platforms would have to do to absolve themselves of this responsibility.
When you’re ludicrously late to school or work, or when you miss your brother’s wedding, all you need is to invoke me, traffic, and your fellow Californians will absolve you of your tardiness.
Many were just eager to forget, absolve, or overlook serious accusations, simply because doing so would be hugely convenient.
It’s Not Just Cosby: Hollywood’s Long List of Male Scumbags | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet the essay does not absolve the Left from paranoid thinking.
Paranoia Crept into American Political Life a Long Time Ago | Lewis Beale | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the one hand, he is trying to absolve Skyler of his sins.
The 17 Most Iconic Scenes in ‘Breaking Bad’ (VIDEO) | Tricia Romano | September 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSocial media, Sharif emphasized, has been an indispensable tool for Saudi women “to absolve the gender apartheid.”
Will they absolve him of stealing papal documents and leaking them to the press, and let him go?
Will the Pope’s Former Butler, Paolo Gabriele, Pay in a Vatileaks Trial? | Barbie Latza Nadeau | July 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd yet, how is it possible to absolve her for her inexplicable behaviour to me?
The Substance of a Dream | F. W. Bain"Your word was given to me, and I absolve you from it," she said.
The Rose of Old St. Louis | Mary DillonI cannot yet absolve you from your promise since my own actions in Austria have been far from conventional.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsCan you pretend an excuse now may absolve you, Or any thing like honest, to bring you off?
The Little French Lawyer | Francis BeaumontDecide to do one or the other quickly: to punish, or to absolve.
Amphitryon | Moliere
British Dictionary definitions for absolve
/ (əbˈzɒlv) /
(usually foll by from) to release from blame, sin, punishment, obligation, or responsibility
to pronounce not guilty; acquit; pardon
Origin of absolve
1Derived forms of absolve
- absolvable, adjective
- absolver, noun
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