absolve
verb
[ əbˈzɒlv ]
• declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment.
• "the pardon absolved them of any crimes"
Similar:
exonerate,
discharge,
acquit,
exculpate,
vindicate,
release,
relieve,
liberate,
free,
deliver,
clear,
spare,
exempt,
let off,
forgive,
pardon,
excuse,
give amnesty to,
give dispensation to,
give indulgence to,
reprieve,
have mercy on,
show mercy to,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin absolvere ‘set free, acquit’, from ab- ‘from’ + solvere ‘loosen’.
