absolve

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əbˈzɒlv/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /æbˈzɑlv/ or /æbˈsɑlv/ or /əbˈzɑlv/ or /əbˈsɑlv/

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Verb

Plain form absolve

Third-person singular absolves

Past tense absolved

Past participle absolved

Present participle absolving

1. To absolve someone is to free that person from a sin or from a promise.
   • Synonym: acquit

   The king absolved his servant of the oath.