v.
Pronunciation: ə b- ' zälv, - ' sälv, - ' zo ̇ lv, - ' so ̇ lv also without l
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: ab · solved ; ab · solv · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin absolvere, from ab- + solvere to loosen ― more at SOLVE
Date: 15th century
1 : to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
2 : to remit (a sin) by absolution
synonyms see EXCULPATE
– ab · solv · er noun