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absolve verb

  /-ˈsɑlv/ , /-ˈsɔlv/ , /-ˈzɔlv/ , /æbˈzɑlv/ , /əbˈ-/ , /əbˈzɒlv/
  • (transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
 vapauttaa
  • (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
 armahtaa, antaa synninpäästö, vapauttaa syytöksistä
  • (transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
 antaa anteeksi
  • (transitive, legal) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
 armahtaa, todeta syyttömäksi, vapauttaa
  • (transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve. [Attested from the late 15th century until the mid 17th century.]
 ratkaista, selittää
  • (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 19th century.]
  • (transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
 suorittaa
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