absolve

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Verb absolve has 2 senses

absolve - grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
--₁ is one way to forgive

Derived forms: noun absolution₁, noun absolution₂, noun absolver₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
absolve, justify, free - let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
--₂ is one way to forgive
Antonyms: blame, fault
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody of something