Antonyms for absolve
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ab-zolv, -solv |
Phonetic Transcription : æbˈzɒlv, -ˈsɒlv |
Definition of absolve
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin absolvere "set free, loosen, acquit," from ab- "from" (see ab-) + solvere "loosen" (see solve). Related: Absolved; absolving.
- verb free from responsibility, duty
- Were I to be queen of the universe, that dignity should not absolve me from my duty to you and to my father.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- That would be to absolve him from living, since it is life itself that is the burden.
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- There is no suggestion here that religion will absolve any man from bearing burdens.
- Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
- But I may also neglect this reflex standard and absolve me to myself.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- I am glad that I had strength and courage to absolve thee before I fell.
- Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
- I turned to the Patriarch and put the question whether he would so absolve me.
- Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
- And yet, how is it possible to absolve her for her inexplicable behaviour to me?
- Extract from : « The Substance of a Dream » by F. W. Bain
- "Your word was given to me, and I absolve you from it," she said.
- Extract from : « The Rose of Old St. Louis » by Mary Dillon
- You have now a right to know my history, and if you repent, I absolve you from all obligations.
- Extract from : « Crotchet Castle » by Thomas Love Peacock
Synonyms for absolve
- acquit
- bleach
- blink at
- clear
- discharge
- exculpate
- excuse
- exempt
- exonerate
- forgive
- free
- go easy on
- launder
- let off
- let off easy
- let off the hook
- let up on
- liberate
- lifeboat
- loose
- pardon
- release
- relieve
- sanitize
- set free
- spare
- spring
- vindicate
- whitewash
- wink at
- wipe it off
- wipe the slate clean
- write off
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