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Synonyms 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.
Synonyms:
acquit, clear, discharge, exculpate, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, liberate, pardon, pardon, release, set freeAntonyms:
accuse, bind, charge, compel, condemn, convict, impeach, inculpate, obligate, obligePreposition:
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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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#625 | release | |
#907 | clear | |
#5227 | loose | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#6601 | warrant | |
#7347 | exempt | |
#7381 | rid | |
#8557 | excuse | |
#9531 | justify | |
#12860 | forgive | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#15033 | apologize | |
#17724 | pardon | |
#19661 | resign | |
#24731 | remit | |
#31029 | apologise | |
#35984 | liberate | |
#41807 | relinquish | |
#43009 | rationalize | |
#69437 | disengage | |
#72840 | unblock | |
#74511 | absolve | |
#77208 | dislodge | |
#80199 | vindicate | |
#94999 | rationalise | |
#95762 | acquit | |
#113449 | exonerate | |
#168989 | unfreeze | |
#265102 | exculpate |
How to use absolve in a sentence?
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.
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.
Having been maligned, I now stand with my family and friends knowing that due process worked. While this may finally have made this case right for me, it does not absolve those who should have truly been held accountable.
Qualified immunity does not absolve law enforcement from extreme had behavior, it protects them from frivolous civil lawsuits.
The fact that Dave Chipman has resolved complaints of discrimination in some kind of settlement in a closed-door room doesn't absolve him of behaving inappropriately, it means the accuser didn’t want to spend months, if not years, literally and figuratively litigating this issue.
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- оправдавам, освобождавам, опрощавамBulgarian
- lossprechen, entbinden, freisprechen, absolvierenGerman
- απαλλάσω, συγχωρώGreek
- exonerar, absolver, exculparSpanish
- معاف کردن, آمرزیدن, عفو کردنPersian
- [[todeta]] [[syyttömäksi]], ratkaista, suorittaa, armahtaa, selittää, vapauttaa, [[antaa]] [[synninpäästö]], [[vapauttaa]] [[syytöksistä]], antaa anteeksiFinnish
- absoudreFrench
- feloldozHungarian
- assolvereItalian
- 解放Japanese
- absolvōLatin
- uitleggen, vergeven, ontheffen, kwijtschelden, afwerken, vrijspreken, beëindigenDutch
- frikjenne, tilgiNorwegian
- absolver, redimir, exonerar, terminar, solucionar, eximir, resolver, acabarPortuguese
- ch'uyanchayQuechua
- прощать, отпускатьRussian
- frikalla, frita, absolution, lösa, avlösa, fritaga, frikännaSwedish
- tha choVietnamese
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