absolve
/æbˈzɑlv/ verb C2- To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). · You will absolve a subject from his allegiance.
- To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
- To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for.
- To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
- To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
- To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
He/she/it absolves · Past absolved · Past participle absolved · -ing form absolving
Verb forms
- Base form
- absolve
- He/she/it
- absolves
- Past
- absolved
- Past participle
- absolved
- -ing form
- absolving
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