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absolve

Absolve is to be forgiven for your sins or to be set free of all of the legal or moral consequences of your actions. (verb)

An example of absolve is when a priest hears confession and tells the confessor that God has forgiven him.

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See absolve in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See absolve in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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