absolve
/əb'zɔlv/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To formally declare someone free from guilt, blame, or responsibility: To state officially that a person is not at fault or is not required to do something.
- To grant forgiveness for a sin: In a religious context, to pronounce the remission of sins by an authorized priest.
Examples of Usage
- Verb:
- The court's decision absolved the company of any liability for the accident.
- The priest absolved the penitent after confession.
- The investigation absolved him from all blame for the financial loss.
Advanced Usage
- "to absolve someone from/of something": This is the standard grammatical construction.
- The new evidence absolved her of the crime.
- The treaty absolved the nation from its old debts.
Variants and Related Words
- Absolution (n): The formal act of being absolved, especially in a religious sense.
- He sought absolution for his sins.
- Absolvable (adj): Capable of being absolved.
Synonyms
- Acquit: To declare someone not guilty of a criminal charge.
- Exonerate: To officially absolve someone from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, often after investigation.
- Pardon: To forgive or excuse an offense or offender.
- Exculpate: To show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing.
Antonyms
- Accuse: To charge someone with an offense or crime.
- Blame: To assign responsibility for a fault or wrong.
- Condemn: To express complete disapproval of, typically in public; to sentence someone to a punishment.
- Convict: To declare someone guilty of a criminal offense by a legal verdict.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "To be absolved from one's oath/promise": To be formally released from the obligation of a promise or vow.
- The king absolved the knight from his oath of fealty.
Verb
- let off the hook
- I absolve you from this responsibility
- grant remission of a sin to
- The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's