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absolve
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ABSOLVE
to free from a charge of wrongdoing <no amount of remorse will absolve shoplifters who are caught, and all cases will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law>
Related Words atone (for), expiate; discharge, liberate, redeem, release, unburden; condone, excuse, whitewash; forgive, pardon, remit; avenge, redress, revenge
Antonyms criminate, incriminate
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