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Absolve Absolved Set Forgiven Means əb'zɑːlv V.郝免 Judge

Front absolve
Pron [əb'zɑːlv]
Back 【absolve】
v.郝免
The judge absolved the man of the crime.
法官赦免了他的罪。
Vocab
absolvegrant remission of a sin to

To be absolved is to be let off the hook, to be set free from a certain obligation or to be forgiven for a wrongdoing. The Church may absolve you of your sins, but that won't absolve you of the need to attend mass.

The Latin absolvere, which means "to set free," is the root of the word absolve. In the religious sense, to be absolved means to be truly forgiven in the eyes of the Lord, which must feel like being set free. In a more mundane everyday usage, absolve can be used to describe being let off the hook. For instance, putting a campaign poster in your window does not absolve you of the responsibility to vote.

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