Meaning absolve
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absolve


early 15c., from Latin absolvere "set free, loosen, acquit," from ab- "from" (see ab-) + solvere "loosen" (see solve). Related: Absolved; absolving.
Source: etymonline.com

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absolve


v. To free from sin or its penalties.
Source: easypacelearning.com

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absolve


To set free or release.
Source: learnnc.org (offline)

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absolve


ab·solved ab·solv·ing 1 : to set free or release from some obligation or responsibility [a judgment terminating a parent's rights…s that parent of all future support obligations ...
Source: dictionary.findlaw.com

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absolve


Absolve means to set free, or release, from some obligation, debt, or responsibility; to pronounce free from guilt or blame; to acquit; to free from a duty or promise. For Example to absolve an offend [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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absolve


(v) let off the hook(v) grant remission of a sin to
Source: beedictionary.com

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absolve


(transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).Normally followed by the word from. *Normally followed by the word from.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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