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to absolve
01
to release someone from blame, guilt, or obligation, clearing them of any wrongdoing
Transitive: to absolve sb of sth | to absolve sb from sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
absolve
3rd person singular
absolves
present participle
absolving
past simple
absolved
past participle
absolved
Examples
Recognizing the misunderstanding, the manager chose to absolve the employee from blame.
02
to officially forgive someone for a sin or wrongdoing
Transitive: to absolve sb
Examples
He was absolved by the priest after confessing his mistakes.
Lexical Tree
absolved
absolver
absolvitory
absolve
