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81justify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exonerate, excuse, warrant, vindicate, acquit, absolve; prove right, free from blame. See vindication. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vindicate] Syn. absolve, acquit, clear; see excuse . 2. [To give… …
82absolute — [14] Absolute, absolution, and absolve all come ultimately from the same source: Latin absolvere ‘set free’, a compound verb made up from the prefix ab ‘away’ and the verb solvere ‘loose’ (from which English gets solve and several other… …
83absolution — (n.) remission, forgiveness, c.1200, from O.Fr. absolucion, earlier assolucion, from L. absolutionem (nom. absolutio) completion, acquittal, noun of action from pp. stem of absolvere to absolve (see ABSOLVE (Cf. absolve)). Originally of sins; in… …
84exculpate — exculpate, absolve, exonerate, acquit, vindicate mean to free from a charge or burden. Exculpate implies simply a clearing from blame, often in a matter of small importance {exculpate oneself from a charge of inconsistency} {directly Harding was… …
85absolute — [14] Absolute, absolution, and absolve all come ultimately from the same source: Latin absolvere ‘set free’, a compound verb made up from the prefix ab ‘away’ and the verb solvere ‘loose’ (from which English gets solve and several other… …
86as|soil — «uh SOYL», transitive verb. Archaic. 1. to absolve. 2. to atone for. ╂[< Old French assoill , stem of assoldre < Latin absolvere. See etym. of absolve. (Cf. ↑absolve)] …
87Absolution — Ab so*lu tion, n. [F. absolution, L. absolutio, fr. absolvere to absolve. See {Absolve}.] 1. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. Government . . . granting absolution to the nation. Froude. [1913… …
88Absolution day — Absolution Ab so*lu tion, n. [F. absolution, L. absolutio, fr. absolvere to absolve. See {Absolve}.] 1. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense. Government . . . granting absolution to the nation.… …
89Absolutory — Ab*sol u*to*ry, a. [L. absolutorius, fr. absolvere to absolve.] Serving to absolve; absolving. An absolutory sentence. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] …
90Acquit — Ac*quit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acquitting}.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; ? (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See {Quit}, and cf. {Acquiet}.] 1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to… …
