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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
absolve \absolve"\ ; 277, v. t. imp.  p. p. absolved; p.
   pr.  vb. n. absolving. l. absolvere to set free, to
   absolve; ab + solvere to loose. see assoil, solve.
   1. to set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or
      responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such
      ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce
      free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to
      absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and
      remission of his punishment.
      1913 webster

            halifax was absolved by a majority of fourteen.
                                                  --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. to free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit a sin; --
      said of the sin or guilt.
      1913 webster

            in his name i absolve your perjury.   --gibbon.
      1913 webster

   3. to finish; to accomplish. obs.
      1913 webster

            the work begun, how soon absolved.    --milton.
      1913 webster

   4. to resolve or explain. obs. "we shall not absolve the
      doubt."                                     --sir t.
                                                  browne.
      1913 webster

   syn: to absolve, exonerate, acquit.

   usage: we speak of a man as absolved from something that
          binds his conscience, or involves the charge of
          wrongdoing; as, to absolve from allegiance or from the
          obligation of an oath, or a promise. we speak of a
          person as exonerated, when he is released from some
          burden which had rested upon him; as, to exonerate
          from suspicion, to exonerate from blame or odium. it
          implies a purely moral acquittal. we speak of a person
          as acquitted, when a decision has been made in his
          favor with reference to a specific charge, either by a
          jury or by disinterested persons; as, he was acquitted
          of all participation in the crime.
          1913 webster
see also:
absolved absolving assoil solve absolve exonerate 
acquit 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
absolved
     adj : freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all
           blame"; "was now clear of the charge of cowardice";
           "his official honor is vindicated" syn: clear, cleared,
            exculpated, exonerated, vindicated
see also:
clear cleared exculpated exonerated vindicated 

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absolved - Definition of absolved by Webster's Online Dictionary
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absolved - OneLook Dictionary Search
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ABSOLVED - Definition
...adj]  freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear of.....Meaning of ABSOLVED.. Pronunciation:  ubz'Ć¢lvd.. WordNet Dictionary..    Definition..
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absolved - definition of absolved by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus...
...What does absolved mean? absolved synonyms, absolved antonyms. Information about absolved in the free online English.....absolved - freed from any question of guilt; "is absolved from all blame"; "was now clear.....Some words with "absolved" in the definition:absolution..Absolutory..Absolvable..absolve..
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Whales 'absolved' on fish stocks
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can a company be absolved of its sins?
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