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absolving Definition


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absolve
verb absolved, absolving
    1. To release them or pronounce them free from a promise, duty, blame, etc.
      Thesaurus: forgive, acquit, pardon, clear, vindicate, exempt, exonerate, excuse, redeem, release, set free, liberate, let off; Antonym: convict.
      Form: absolve someone from something (usually)
      Form: absolve someone of something
    2. Said of a priest: to forgive someone formally for the sins they have committed.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin absolvere to loosen.



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