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Meanings of absolve in English

Portuguese
eximir
Catalan
perdonar
Spanish
liberar

Let off the hook.

      eximir
      Spanish
      absolver

      Grant remission of a sin to.

            absolver
            Usage of absolve in English
            1
            But that political reality does not absolve the President of his conduct.
            News.com.au
            2
            But it absolutely does not absolve the person of actions and consequences.
            Wired
            3
            This doesn't absolve me of blame-there'splenty of blame to go around.
            Mockingjay
            4
            I hope that you have time to absolve us of our sins.
            A feast for crows
            5
            But the judge said they did not absolve the defendant of blame.
            Radio NZ
            6
            He is wrong in trying to absolve hospital consultants of any blame.
            The Irish Times
            7
            Then in Tyniec, the abbot will absolve you from this vow also.
            The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance
            8
            But neither could he absolve himself from a crushing sense of guilt.
            War Of Honor
            9
            Wearing a Red Cross button did not absolve one from being solicited.
            The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross / Or, Amateur The...
            10
            And further, he commands you to absolve the bishops you have excommunicated.
            Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages
            11
            You who blame me for loving him, absolve me from all guilt.
            The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
            12
            Whether it be justice or not to absolve them, absolved they are.
            Stories from the Italian Poets: with Lives of the Writers, Volum...
            13
            Then I could not absolve you, even if you came to confession.
            Come Rack! Come Rope!
            14
            Otherwise he might absolve me impenitent, which God himself could not do.
            Among My Books. Second Series
            15
            The amnesty law would effectively absolve them of any crimes committed before 2001.
            Reuters
            16
            However, he only seemed to backtrack and absolve himself of responsibility.
            The South African
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            Translations for absolve
            Portuguese
            eximirexonerar
            Absolve through the time
            Absolve across language varieties
            United Kingdom
            Common
            United States of America
            Common