absolve
verb (used with object)
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences.
absolves
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present tense formof absolve (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A fractious national legislature absolves anyone of the responsibility of trying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
In order to receive their raw footage, Ms Stanton has asked clients to sign a "contract" that absolves Wallflower Weddings Videography of editing their final film.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
That view absolves us of trying to understand the systemic source of those indignities as something other than unkindness.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2024
But seeing Tano’s panicked face absolves me of those worries.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
