Found 3 items, similar to absolve.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: absolve membebaskan, memberi ampun, memerdekakan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: absolve absolve v 1: grant remission of a sin to; “The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's” 2: let off the hook; “I absolve you from this responsibility” [syn: justify, free] [ant: blame]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Absolve Absolve \Ab*solve"\ (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Absolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Absolving.] [L. absolvere to set free, to absolve; ab + solvere to loose. See Assoil, Solve.] 1. To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment. [1913 Webster] Halifax was absolved by a majority of fourteen. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); -- said of the sin or guilt. [1913 Webster] In his name I absolve your perjury. --Gibbon. [1913 Webster] 3. To finish; to accomplish. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The work begun, how soon absolved. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. To resolve or explain. [Obs.] “We shall not absolve the doubt.” --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] Syn: To Absolve, Exonerate, Acquit. Usage: We speak of a man as absolved from something that binds his conscience, or involves the charge of wrongdoing; as, to absolve from allegiance or from the obligation of an oath, or a promise. We speak of a person as exonerated, when he is released from some burden which had rested upon him; as, to exonerate from suspicion, to exonerate from blame or odium. It implies a purely moral acquittal. We speak of a person as acquitted, when a decision has been made in his favor with reference to a specific charge, either by a jury or by disinterested persons; as, he was acquitted of all participation in the crime. [1913 Webster]