absolve
See also: absolvé
English
Etymology
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First attested in the early 15th Century. From Middle English absolven, from Latin absolvere, present active infinitive of absolvō (“set free, acquit”), from ab (“away from”) + solvō (“loosen, free, release”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
Verb
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- (transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
- You will absolve a subject from his allegiance.
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- (transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve. [Attested from the late 15th century until the mid 17th century.][1]
- 1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 331-332,[1]
- […] he that can monsters tame, laboures atchive, riddles absolve […]
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- 1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 331-332,[1]
- (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
- (transitive, law) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
- 1807, w:Alexander Pope, The Odyssey by Homer (English translation):
- Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls.
- (transitive, theology) To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
- 1597, w:William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 5:
- To make confession and to be absolved.
- (transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
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- (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16th century until the early 19th century.][1]
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- and the work begun, how soon absolv’d,
- (transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
Usage notes
- (to set free, release from obligations): Normally followed by the word from.
- (to pronounce free from; give absolution for blame): Normally followed by the word from.
Synonyms
- (set free): excuse, exempt, free, release
- (pronounce free or give absolution): acquit, exculpate, exonerate, pardon, remit, vindicate
- (theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin): remit
Derived terms
Related terms
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Translations
to set free
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obsolete: to resolve or explain
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to pronounce free or give absolution
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law: to pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for
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theology: to pronounce free or give absolution from sin
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theology: to remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin
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obsolete: to finish, accomplish
to pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absolve”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) absolve
Portuguese
Verb
absolve
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