VDict - Definition of absolve

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absolve

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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

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Synonyms:
justify free shrive
Antonyms:
blame fault

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Words contain "absolve":
absolve absolved absolver
Words contain "absolve" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
absolve wash one's hands forgive justify free

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