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