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- pronunciation:
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zalv
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
absolves, absolving, absolved |
| definition 1: |
to free from consequences, blame, or guilt.
Although the court had absolved him of the crime, society still held him responsible.- synonyms:
- exculpate, exonerate, justify, pardon
- antonyms:
- accuse, blame, charge, condemn
- similar words:
- acquit, amnesty, clear, condone, excuse, forgive, let off, make allowance for, overlook, release, remit, vindicate, wash
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| definition 2: |
to release from obligation or responsibility.
He was absolved from his duties as a juror.- synonyms:
- excuse, exonerate, free, release
- antonyms:
- charge
- similar words:
- acquit, exempt, liberate, loose, remit, reprieve, unbind
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| definition 3: |
in Christian theology, to grant pardon or remission of sins to.
He begged forgiveness and asked the priest to absolve him of his sin.- synonyms:
- pardon, redeem, remit, save, shrive
- similar words:
- deliver, wash
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| related words: |
purify |
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| derivations: |
absolvable (adj.), absolver (n.) |
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