absolve

  • 31absolve — [əb zɒlv] verb declare (someone) free from guilt or responsibility: the pardon absolved them of any crimes. ↘give absolution for (a sin). Origin ME: from L. absolvere set free, acquit , from ab from + solvere loosen …

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  • 32absolve — v. a. Acquit, clear, release, liberate, free, discharge, loose, deliver, exculpate, exonerate, excuse, forgive, pardon, shrive, set free. See justify …

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  • 33absolve — v 1. forgive, excuse, shrive, make allowances for; condone, overlook, disregard, ignore, pay no attention to; acquit, exculpate, clear, prove innocent, uphold innocence, remove guilt; pardon, amnesty, remit, respite, reprieve, grant a stay of… …

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  • 34absolve — ab·solve …

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  • 35absolve — [əbˈzɒlv] verb [T] formal 1) to state officially that someone is not responsible for something bad 2) to forgive someone …

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  • 36absolve —   Huikala, kalahala, kala, ho okala, ho okalakala …

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  • 37absolve — To set free, or release, as from obligation, debt, or responsibility State ex rel. St. Louis Car Co. v. Hughes, 348 Mo. 125, 152 S.W.2d 193, 194. See also amnesty pardon release …

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  • 38absolve — To set free, or release, as from obligation, debt, or responsibility State ex rel. St. Louis Car Co. v. Hughes, 348 Mo. 125, 152 S.W.2d 193, 194. See also amnesty pardon release …

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  • 39absolve — To acquit; to set free; to release …

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  • 40absolve — v.tr. 1 (often foll. by from, of) a set or pronounce free from blame or obligation etc. b acquit; pronounce not guilty. 2 pardon or give absolution for (a sin etc.). Derivatives: absolver n. Etymology: L absolvere (as AB , solvere solut loosen) …

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