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Absolve Absolved əbˈzɒlv $  ɑːlv/ Verb  Transitive 1to Publicly Guilty Responsible

Front absolve
Back /əbˈzɒlv $ -ɑːlv/ verb 

[transitive]
1to say publicly that someone is not guilty or responsible for something
absolve somebody from/of something
He cannot be absolved of all responsibility for the accident.

2[often passive] if someone is absolved by the Christian Church or a priest for something they have done wrong, they are formally forgiven → absolution

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