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absolveabsolve /əbˈzɑlv, -ˈsɑlv/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYabsolveOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin absolvere, from ab- away + solvere to loosen VERB TABLEabsolve |
Present | I, you, we, they | absolve | | he, she, it | absolves | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | absolved | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have absolved | | he, she, it | has absolved | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had absolved | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will absolve | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have absolved |
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Present | I | am absolving | | he, she, it | is absolving | | you, we, they | are absolving | Past | I, he, she, it | was absolving | | you, we, they | were absolving | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been absolving | | he, she, it | has been absolving | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been absolving | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be absolving | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been absolving |
1to say publicly that someone is not guilty or responsible for something: absolve somebody of something Moving away will not absolve you of the responsibility for paying your debt.2[often passive] if a Christian Church or priest absolves someone, the church or priest forgives that person for things he or she has done wrong |