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| absolve | |
| 1. v. To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). |  |
| You will absolve a subject from his allegiance. | |
| 2. v. (transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve. | |
| 3. v. To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. | |
| 4. v. (transitive, legal) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. | |
| 5. v. (transitive, theology) To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to. | |
| 6. v. (transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin. | |
| 7. v. (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. | |
| 8. v. To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically. | |
