absolve
verb
/-ˈsɑlv/
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/-ˈsɔlv/
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/-ˈzɔlv/
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/æbˈzɑlv/
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/əbˈ-/
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/əbˈzɒlv/
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- (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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absolvo,
absolvō,
condono
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- (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 19th century.]
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absolvō
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- (transitive, legal) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
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condono
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- (transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
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libero,
absolvere
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