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absolve
verb
let off the hook
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əbˈzɒlv
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verb
let off the hook
“I absolve you from this responsibility”
verb
grant remission of a sin to
“The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys”
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I absolve you from this responsibility
The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys
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