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Thesaurus entry: absolve

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absolve • verb   1. absolve them from blame synonyms : acquit, exonerate, discharge, release, free, deliver, liberate, let off, clear, exempt, exculpate.
  2. absolve repentant sinners synonyms : forgive, pardon, excuse, reprieve, give amnesty to, give dispensation/indulgence to, clear, set free, vindicate. antonyms: blame; charge; condemn.   USAGE NOTES   acquit, exempt, exonerate, forgive, pardon, vindicate

To varying degrees, all of these words mean to free from guilt or blame, and some are most frequently heard in a legal or political context. Absolve is the most general term, meaning to set free or release—not only from guilt or blame, but from ...

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Thesaurus entry: absolve
The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus;      503 words ... ... xA0; 2. Christianity I absolve you of your sins synonyms ... AWKWARD SYNONYMS   absolve, acquit, exempt, exonerate ... legal or political context. Absolve is the most general term ... government or military official (President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon ...

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Article: You'd even absolve Adolf Hitler.
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  September 8, 2009 ;     465 words ... ... believe in the sanctity of life, even for killers. You don't seem to care about the victims of crime or their families. You do-gooders have a lot to answer for, some of you would even absolve Adolf Hitler. ANOTHER ANON, Gateshead.

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Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  December 6, 1987 ;     700+ words ... ... Michael Deaver needs our compassion. He needs continued treatment for his alcohol problem. But his drinking should not absolve him from his responsibility to obey the law. Fagan is an associate professor of sociology at Pepperdine University.

 
 
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