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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | absolvere, from ab- 'away' + solvere 'to loosen' |
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ab‧solve
[transitive]
[transitive]1 to say publicly that someone is not guilty or responsible for 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
