| VERB | communication | absolve, shrive | grant remission of a sin to |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | absolve, justify, free | let off the hook |
| Sounds | aebzaa'lv; ahbzaa'lv | |
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| Rhymes | devolve ... solve: 8 rhymes with aalv... | |
| Meaning | Grant remission of a sin to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's" | |
| Synonym | shrive | |
| Broader | forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness |
| Adjectives | absolvitory | providing absolution |
| Nouns | absolution | the act of absolving or remitting |
| absolution | the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance | |
| absolver | someone who grants absolution | |
| Meaning | let off the hook. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
| Example | "I absolve you from this responsibility" | |
| Synonyms | justify, free | |
| Narrower | excuse, relieve, let off, exempt | grant exemption or release to |
| wash one's hands | To absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame | |
| Broader | forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness |
| Opposite | blame, fault | put or pin the blame on |
| Catalan | alliberar, perdonar | |
| Spanish | liberar | |
| Adjectives | absolvitory | providing absolution |
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