absolve

Etymology
First attested in the early 15th century. From, from , present active infinitive of , from +. .

Verb

 * 1)  To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
 * 2)  To resolve; to explain; to solve.
 * 3) * 1595,, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 331-332,
 * he that can monsters tame, laboures atchive, riddles absolve
 * 1)  To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
 * 2)  To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for.
 * 3)  To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
 * 4)  To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
 * 5)  To finish; to accomplish.
 * 6)  To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
 * 1)  To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
 * 2)  To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
 * 3)  To finish; to accomplish.
 * 4)  To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
 * 1)  To finish; to accomplish.
 * 2)  To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
 * 1)  To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
 * 1)  To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.

Usage notes

 * Normally followed by the word from.
 * Normally followed by the word from.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch:, , , ontslaan van een verplichting
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek: απαλλάσω
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: libero
 * Norwegian: frikjenne
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: odvezati, razrešiti
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:, , ,
 * Turkish:, özgür kılmak


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Quechua: ch'uyanchay


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, vapauttaa syytöksistä
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Latin:, condono
 * Maori: whakaharakore
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:, frikjenne
 * Persian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene:, pomilostiti
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:, ,


 * Arabic:
 * Dutch: niet-schuldig verklaren,
 * Esperanto: malkondamni
 * Finnish:, todeta syyttömäksi,
 * German:, für unschuldig erklären
 * Hungarian:
 * Latin: condono
 * Maori: whakaharakore
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: frikjenne
 * Slovene:, pomilostiti
 * Turkish: ,


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: senpekigi, pekliberigi
 * Finnish:, antaa synninpäästö
 * French:
 * German:, lossprechen,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Latin:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Persian:
 * Polish: rozgrzeszać, rozgrzeszyć,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Slovene: odvezati, dati odvezo
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ge åt,
 * Turkish: ,


 * Finnish:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Slovene: odvezati, dati odvezo
 * Turkish: ,


 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * German: ,
 * Italian:
 * Latin:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: fullføre
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Turkish:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * German:, sich qualifizieren
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Turkish: ,


 * Arabic:
 * Korean: