Definition/Meaning of absolve

• English - Verb: absolve ( third-person singular simple present absolves , present participle absolving , simple past and past participle absolved ) ( transitive ) To set free , release or discharge (from obligations , debts , responsibility etc .). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.] You will absolve a subject from his allegiance . ( transitive , obsolete ) To resolve; to explain; to solve . [Attested from…
• English - Etymology: First attested in the early 15th Century . From Middle English absolven , from Latin absolvere , present active infinitive of absolvō ( “ set free , acquit ” ), from ab ( “ away from ” ) + solvō ( “ loosen , free , release ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /əbˈzɒlv/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /æbˈzɑlv/ , /æbˈsɑlv/ , /əbˈzɑlv/ , /əbˈsɑlv/
• English - References: ↑ 1 . 0 1 . 1 1 . 2 1 . 3 1 . 4 1 . 5 1 . 6 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , 5th edition (Oxford University Press , 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9
• Latin - Verb: absolve second-person singular present active imperative of absolvō