absolve

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
2. (obsolete, transitive) To resolve; to explain; to solve.
3. (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
4. (transitive) To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for.
5. (transitive) To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
6. (transitive) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
7. (obsolete, transitive) To finish; to accomplish.
8. (transitive) To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.

Sinonieme

exonerate

acquit

pardon

forgive

excuse

remit

clear

free

🆓

vindicate

release

redeem

exculpate

exempt

set free

relieve

shrive

justify

affranchise

deliver

assoil

free from

disengage

condone

cleanse

immunity

immunization

let off

liberate

liberated

manumit

overlook

chasten

pay off

purge

quit

cancel

relief

remission

reprieve

rescue

rid

assoilzie

spare

spell

square

unblock

unchain

uncork

dispense

unshackle

acquittal

whitewash

discharge

disencumber

unfreeze

emancipate

enfranchise

let go of

condome

exemption

decontrol

extricate

Vertalings

absoudre

absolver

freisprechen

vrijspreken

vergeven

kwijtschelden

entbinden

absolvieren

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əbˈzɒlv/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: absolven

In summary

First attested in the early 15th century. From Middle English absolven, from Latin absolvere (“set free, acquit”), from ab (“away from”) + solvō (“loosen, free, release”). Doublet of assoil.