Synonyms for absolve

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verb

acquit, exonerate, vindicate, clear, forgive, pardon, excuse, exculpate, remit, grant absolution, shrive, release, exempt, set free, let off; see also excuse.

absolve implies a setting free from responsibilities or obligation absolved from her promise or from the penalties for their violation; acquit means to clear of a specific charge by a judicial decision, usually for lack of evidence; to exonerate is to relieve of all blame for a wrongdoing; to pardon is to release from punishment for an offense the prisoner was pardoned by the governor; forgive implies giving up all claim that an offense be punished as well as any resentment or vengeful feelings; to vindicate is to clear (a person or thing under attack) through evidence of the unfairness of the charge, criticism, etc.