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“absolving”
absolve (verb), absolves; absolved; absolving
1. To officially state that someone is free of any blame or responsibility in a particular matter: "The lawyer could not get the court to absolve his client of responsibility for the accident."
2. To forgive someone; especially, for a religious or moral fault: "Mary asked the priest to please absolve her of her sins."
3. To relieve a person of some kind of requirement or obligation: "The court absolved Ernest of the responsibility of any further repayments of the loan."
2. To forgive someone; especially, for a religious or moral fault: "Mary asked the priest to please absolve her of her sins."
3. To relieve a person of some kind of requirement or obligation: "The court absolved Ernest of the responsibility of any further repayments of the loan."
"At the board meeting today, they agreed that they would be absolving the company of any charges of misdeeds."
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a-, ab-, abs-
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solv-, -solu-, solut-, -sol, -soluble, -solubility, -solvent
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“absolving”
1. To free from guilt or to pronounce someone clear of guilt or blame: "Because new evidence had been discovered, the defendant was absolved of the criminal charge."
2. To relieve of a requirement or obligation: "He was absolved of having to pay his partner's debts."
2. To relieve of a requirement or obligation: "He was absolved of having to pay his partner's debts."
From Latin ab-, "from" + solvere, "to loosen".
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English Words in Action, Group A +
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