Absolve
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Absolve
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1 v. t.
To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment.
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2 v. t.
To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt.
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3 v. t.
To finish; to accomplish.
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4 v. t.
To resolve or explain.
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5 v. t.
To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment.
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6 v. t.
To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt.
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7 v. t.
To finish; to accomplish.
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8 v. t.
To resolve or explain.