absolve
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.
[1525–35; < Latin absolvere to release =ab- ab- + solvere to loosen; see solve]
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 |
|---|
| absolve |
| absolve |
| Present |
|---|
| I absolve |
| you absolve |
| he/she/it absolves |
| we absolve |
| you absolve |
| they absolve |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I absolved |
| you absolved |
| he/she/it absolved |
| we absolved |
| you absolved |
| they absolved |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am absolving |
| you are absolving |
| he/she/it is absolving |
| we are absolving |
| you are absolving |
| they are absolving |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have absolved |
| you have absolved |
| he/she/it has absolved |
| we have absolved |
| you have absolved |
| they have absolved |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was absolving |
| you were absolving |
| he/she/it was absolving |
| we were absolving |
| you were absolving |
| they were absolving |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had absolved |
| you had absolved |
| he/she/it had absolved |
| we had absolved |
| you had absolved |
| they had absolved |
| Future |
|---|
| I will absolve |
| you will absolve |
| he/she/it will absolve |
| we will absolve |
| you will absolve |
| they will absolve |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have absolved |
| you will have absolved |
| he/she/it will have absolved |
| we will have absolved |
| you will have absolved |
| they will have absolved |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be absolving |
| you will be absolving |
| he/she/it will be absolving |
| we will be absolving |
| you will be absolving |
| they will be absolving |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been absolving |
| you have been absolving |
| he/she/it has been absolving |
| we have been absolving |
| you have been absolving |
| they have been absolving |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been absolving |
| you will have been absolving |
| he/she/it will have been absolving |
| we will have been absolving |
| you will have been absolving |
| they will have been absolving |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been absolving |
| you had been absolving |
| he/she/it had been absolving |
| we had been absolving |
| you had been absolving |
| they had been absolving |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would absolve |
| you would absolve |
| he/she/it would absolve |
| we would absolve |
| you would absolve |
| they would absolve |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have absolved |
| you would have absolved |
| he/she/it would have absolved |
| we would have absolved |
| you would have absolved |
| they would have absolved |
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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"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
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absolve
verb1. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt:
2. To free from an obligation or duty:
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Translations
يُـحِل مِن، يُبَرِّئ مِن
zprostit
frikendeløse
vapauttaa
leysa undan ; sÿkna
atleidimasatleistidovanoti
atbrīvotattaisnotpiedot
frikänna
absolve
[əbˈzɒlv] VT (= free) → absolver (from de)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
absolve
[æbˈzɒlv] vt (= excuse) [+ person] (from wrongdoing) → absoudre
to 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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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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) verbto make free or release (from a promise, duty or blame). He was absolved of all blame.
absolution (ӕbsəˈluːʃən) nounforgiveness, especially of sins. The priest granted the man absolution.
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