absolve

Word Type

v. t.

absolve Meaning Definition

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.

Synonyms for absolve

acquit,administer absolution,administer extreme unction,amnesty,cancel,clear,confess,declare a moratorium,decontaminate,destigmatize,discharge,dismiss,dispense,dispense from,dispense with,except,exculpate,excuse,exempt,exempt from,exonerate,forgive,free,give absolution,give dispensation from,grant amnesty to,grant forgiveness,grant immunity,grant remission,hear confession,justify,let go,let off,make confession,nonpros,nullify,obliterate,pardon,purge,quash the charge,receive absolution,release,relieve,remise,remit,save the necessity,set free,shrive,spare,vindicate,whitewash,wipe out,withdraw the charge,write off

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