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 Definitions of absolve  [æbˈzɒlv, -ˈsɒlv]  

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Definition of 'absolve' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) absolve
to free from guilt or blame or their consequences.

2.  absolve
to set free or release from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usu. fol. by from).

3.  absolve
to grant pardon for; excuse.

4.  absolve
to grant or pronounce remission of sins to.

5.  absolve
to remit (a sin) by absolution.

Etymology:  (1525–35; < L absolvere to release =ab-ab - +solvere to loosen; see solve)

Definition of 'absolve' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) shrive, absolve
grant remission of a sin to
"The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"

2. (verb) absolve, justify, free
let off the hook
"I absolve you from this responsibility"


Definition of 'absolve' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) absolve
to set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment

2. (verb) absolve
to free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt

3. (verb) absolve
to finish; to accomplish

4. (verb) absolve
to resolve or explain


Translation of 'absolve' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to make free or release (from a promise, duty or blame)
He was absolved of all blame.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kwytskeld Arabic flag Arabic: يُـحِل مِن، يُبَرِّئ مِن Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: прощавам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: absolver Czech flag Czech: zprostit German flag German: freisprechen
Danish flag Danish: løse; frikende Greek flag Greek: απαλλάσσω Spanish flag Spanish: absolver
Estonian flag Estonian: vabastama Farsi flag Farsi: تبرئه کردن؛ معاف کردن Finnish flag Finnish: vapauttaa
French flag French: absoudre Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְנַקוֹת מְ-, לִפְטוֹר מְ Hindi flag Hindi: विमुक्त करना/क्षमा करना
Croatian flag Croatian: odriješiti Hungarian flag Hungarian: felment Indonesian flag Indonesian: dibebaskan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: leysa undan (skyldu,ábyrg Italian flag Italian: assolvere Japanese flag Japanese: 放免する
Korean flag Korean: (의무 등에서) 면제하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: atleisti (nuo), dovanoti Latvian flag Latvian: atbrīvot; attaisnot; pied
Malay flag Malay: dibebaskan Dutch flag Dutch: absolveren Norwegian flag Norwegian: løse, frikjenne
Polish flag Polish: zwalniać, oczyszczać Persian flag Persian: تبرئه کردن؛ معاف کردن Pashto flag Pashto: برائت وركول، معاف كول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: absolver Romanian flag Romanian: a absolvi Russian flag Russian: признавать невиновным
Slovak flag Slovak: zbaviť Slovenian flag Slovenian: oprostiti Serbian flag Serbian: osloboditi
Swedish flag Swedish: frikänna, lösa Thai flag Thai: ประกาศว่าพ้นผิด Turkish flag Turkish: affetmek, bağışlamak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 免除 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: прощати; виправдовувати Urdu flag Urdu: رہا کرنا ، بے قصور ٹھرانا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: miễn trách Chinese flag Chinese: 解除,免除责任

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