absolve
verb (used with object)
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences.
absolved
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past participleof absolve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof absolve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
absolveverb (used with object)to free from guilt or blame or their consequences.
Example Sentences
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But the jury absolved Musk of “engaging in a scheme to defraud Twitter investors.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
This narrative absolved leaders of responsibility and stripped communities of agency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
The two official inquiries, one of which was commissioned by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, absolved MI5 and its officers of deliberate wrongdoing.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Of course, when the internet came around, it bypassed mainstream radio and absolved the band’s issues with getting airtime.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
After months, he'd finally been absolved of his guilt.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
