absolve
verb/əbˈzɒlv/
/əbˈzɑːlv/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they absolve | /əbˈzɒlv/ /əbˈzɑːlv/ |
| he / she / it absolves | /əbˈzɒlvz/ /əbˈzɑːlvz/ |
| past simple absolved | /əbˈzɒlvd/ /əbˈzɑːlvd/ |
| past participle absolved | /əbˈzɒlvd/ /əbˈzɑːlvd/ |
| -ing form absolving | /əbˈzɒlvɪŋ/ /əbˈzɑːlvɪŋ/ |
- absolve somebody (of/from something) to state formally that somebody is not guilty or responsible for something
- The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident.
- absolve somebody (from/of something) (of a priest) to give absolution to somebody
- I absolve you from all your sins.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.
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