ab·solve
(əb-zŏlv′, -sŏlv′)tr.v. ab·solved, ab·solv·ing, ab·solves
1. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
2. To relieve of a requirement or obligation.
3.
a. To grant a remission of sin to.
b. To pardon or remit (a sin).
[Middle English absolven, from Latin absolvere; see absolute.]
ab·solv′a·ble adj.
ab·solv′er n.
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absolve
(əbˈzɒlv)vb (tr)
1. (usually foll by from) to release from blame, sin, punishment, obligation, or responsibility
2. to pronounce not guilty; acquit; pardon
[C15: from Latin absolvere to free from, from ab-1 + solvere to make loose]
abˈsolvable adj
abˈsolver n
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ab•solve
(æbˈzɒlv, -ˈsɒlv)v.t. -solved, -solv•ing.
1. to free from guilt or blame or their consequences.
2. to set free or release from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usu. fol. by from).
3. to grant pardon for; excuse.
4.
a. to grant or pronounce remission of sins to.
b. to remit (a sin) by absolution.
ab•solv′a•ble, adj.
ab•sol′vent, adj., n.
ab•solv′er, n.
syn: absolve, acquit, exonerate all mean to free from blame. absolve is a general word for this idea. To acquit is to release from a specific and usu. formal accusation: The court must acquit the accused if there is insufficient evidence of guilt. To exonerate is to consider a person clear of blame for an act (even when the act is admitted), or to justify the person for having done it: to be exonerated for a crime committed in self-defense.
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absolve
Past participle: absolved
Gerund: absolving
| Imperative |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  absolve - grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" |
| 2. |  absolve - let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"let off, excuse, exempt, relieve - grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class" wash one's hands - to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame; "I wash my hands of this" forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" |
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absolve
verb excuse, free, clear, release, deliver, loose, forgive, discharge, liberate, pardon, exempt, acquit, vindicate, remit, let off, set free, exonerate, exculpate The judicial inquiry absolved the soldiers.
charge, blame, condemn, convict, damn, denounce, censure, reproach, sentence, reprove, upbraid, excoriate, pass sentence on, reprehend
charge, blame, condemn, convict, damn, denounce, censure, reproach, sentence, reprove, upbraid, excoriate, pass sentence on, reprehend
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absolve
verb1. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt:
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Translations
يُـحِل مِن، يُبَرِّئ مِن
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frikendeløse
vapauttaa
leysa undan ; sÿkna
atleidimasatleistidovanoti
atbrīvotattaisnotpiedot
frikänna
affetmekbağışlamak
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absolve
[æbˈzɒlv] vt (= excuse) [+ person] (from wrongdoing) → absoudreto absolve sb of sth, to absolve sb from sth [+ responsibility] → absoudre qn de qch; [+ blame, sin] → absoudre qn de qch; [+ promise] → délier qn de qch
to absolve o.s. of sth, to absolve o.s. from sth [+ wrongdoing, responsibility, blame] → s'absoudre de qch
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absolve
vt person (from responsibility) → entlassen (from aus); (from sins) → lossprechen (from von); (from blame) → freisprechen (from von); (from vow, oath etc) → entbinden (→ from von, +gen)
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absolve
[əbˈzɒlv] vt to absolve sb (from or of) (sin) → assolvere qn (da)to absolve sb from (oath) → sciogliere qn da (obligation) → liberare qn da
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
absolve
(əbˈzolv) verb to make free or release (from a promise, duty or blame). He was absolved of all blame.
absolution (ӕbsəˈluːʃən) noun forgiveness, especially of sins. The priest granted the man absolution.
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