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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
Synonyms
Examples for "free"
Examples for "free"
1
The report also said police inhibited protesters constitutional right to free speech.
Reuters
2
The second was economic: the free market liberal revolution of the 1980s.
The Guardian
3
Masutha, however, could not say exactly how much free education will cost.
The South African
4
She said that government revenue funds Cuba's free education and healthcare systems.
Reuters
5
But she said children still need free time to use their imaginations.
Reuters
1
We think good results always justify an extra 10 minutes of work.
The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
2
He said: I cannot justify the way this information was subsequently handled.
The Guardian
3
The government could now ask retail bosses to justify the price gap.
BBC
4
Former paramilitaries often mobilise political rhetoric to justify or obscure criminal intent.
The Guardian
5
Elite groups go to a great deal of trouble to justify themselves.
The new yorker
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