Absolve - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əbˈzɑːlv|
Brit.
|əbˈzɒlv|
verb
- grant remission of a sin to (syn: shrive)
The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys
- let off the hook (syn: free)I absolve you from this responsibility
Extra examples
...no amount of remorse will absolve shoplifters who are caught, and all cases will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law...
This does not absolve him from moral blame.
But I dare not absolve him of robbing a priest.
He cannot be absolved of all responsibility for the accident.
The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident.
The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys
I absolve you from this responsibility
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: absolve
he/she/it: absolves
present participle: absolving
past tense: absolved
past participle: absolved
I/you/we/they: absolve
he/she/it: absolves
present participle: absolving
past tense: absolved
past participle: absolved
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