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- Dictionaryabsolve/əbˈzɒlv/
verb
- 1. declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment: "the pardon absolved them of any crimes" Similar Opposite
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to officially remove guilt or responsibility for something wrong that someone has done or might have done: He was absolved of all wrongdoing.
absolve, acquit, exonerate all mean to free from blame. absolve is a general word for this idea. To acquit is to release from a specific and usually formal accusation: The court must acquit the accused if there is not enough evidence of guilt.
The meaning of ABSOLVE is to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt. How to use absolve in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Absolve.
1. to free from guilt or blame or their consequences. 2. to set free or release from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (usu. fol. by from). 3. to grant pardon for; excuse. 4. a. to grant or pronounce remission of sins to. b. to remit (a sin) by absolution. [1525–35; < Latin absolvere to release = ab- ab - + solvere to loosen; see solve]
Absolve definition: to free from guilt or blame or their consequences. See examples of ABSOLVE used in a sentence.
absolve somebody (of/from something) to state formally that somebody is not guilty or responsible for something. The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident. absolve somebody (from/of something) (of a priest) to give absolution to somebody. I absolve you from all your sins.
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