[ əb'zɒlv ]
■ verb declare (someone) free from guilt or responsibility: the pardon ~d them of any crimes.
↘give absolution for (a sin).
Origin
ME: from L. ~re 'set free, acquit', from ab- 'from' + solvere 'loosen'.
[ əb'zɒlv ]
■ verb declare (someone) free from guilt or responsibility: the pardon ~d them of any crimes.
↘give absolution for (a sin).
Origin
ME: from L. ~re 'set free, acquit', from ab- 'from' + solvere 'loosen'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004