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Antonyms for absolve
æbˈzɒlv, -ˈsɒlvab·solve
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absolve
To absolve, in the strict sense, is to set free from any bond. One may be absolved from a promise by a breach of faith on the part of one to whom the promise was made. To absolve from sins is formally to remit their condemnation and penalty, regarded as a bond upon the soul. "Almighty God ... pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel." Book of Common Prayer, Declar. of Absol. To acquit of sin or crime is to free from the accusation of it, pronouncing one guiltless; the innocent are rightfully acquitted; the guilty may be mercifully absolved. Compare PARDON.
Antonyms:
accuse, bind, charge, compel, condemn, convict, impeach, inculpate, obligate, obligeSynonyms:
acquit, clear, discharge, exculpate, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, liberate, pardon, pardon, release, set freePreposition:
One is absolved from (rarely of) a promise, a sin, etc.
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Princeton's WordNet
shrive, absolveverb
grant remission of a sin to
"The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
absolve, justify, freeverb
let off the hook
"I absolve you from this responsibility"
Synonyms:
justify, unloose, relieve, apologise, unloosen, unblock, unfreeze, liberate, rationalize, excuse, vindicate, warrant, discharge, release, give up, apologize, rationalise, loose, disembarrass, resign, dislodge, shrive, relinquish, disengage, rid, exempt, free
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How to use absolve in a sentence?
Typography has one plain duty before it and that is to convey information in writing. No argument or consideration can absolve typography from this duty.
The fact that Palestinian armed groups appear to have carried out war crimes by firing indiscriminate rockets and mortars does not absolve the Israeli forces from their obligations under international humanitarian law.
It is a sad day in history when the leader of the Israeli government hates his neighbor so much that he is willing to absolve the most notorious war criminal in history, Adolf Hitler, of the murder of six million Jews, benzion Netanyahu should stop using this human tragedy to score points for Benzion Netanyahu political end.
Part of my problem with the Kaitlan Collins moment is that just because Trump was so bad it doesn’t absolve Biden’s bad behavior. What he just did was 100% Trumpy, i think I would just like a little intellectual consistency. If Trump had done that, we would be screaming at the top of our lungs in one way or another.
District Attorney Darcel Clark:
These convictions... close a chapter in Rikers Island’s sad, brutal history, they send a clear message that a uniform and a badge do not absolve anyone from committing a crime, and that even an inmate deserves to be treated like a human being.
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