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English

Etymology

First attested in the early 15th Century. From Middle English absolven, from Latin absolvere, present active infinitive of absolv? (“set free, acquit”), from ab (“away from”) + solv? (“loosen, free, release”). Doublet of assoil.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?z?lv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?z?lv/, /æb?s?lv/, /?b?z?lv/, /?b?s?lv/

Verb

absolve (third-person singular simple present absolves, present participle absolving, simple past and past participle absolved)

1. (transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
2. (transitive, obsolete) To resolve; to explain; to solve. [Attested from the late 15^th century until the mid 17^th century.]
   • 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 […]
3. (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]
4. (transitive, law) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]
5. (transitive, theology) To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to. [First attested in the mid 16^th century.]
6. (transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]
7. (transitive, obsolete) To finish; to accomplish. [Attested from the late 16^th century until the early 19^th century.]
8. (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

• absolver

Related terms

Translations

References

Latin

Verb

absolve

1. second-person singular present active imperative of absolv?

Portuguese

Verb

absolve

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of absolver
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of absolver