absolve
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
grant remission of a sin to
The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's
Types & categories
- forgive hypernym
Related & opposite
- remission of sin derivation
- absolver derivation
- absolution derivation
- absolvitory derivation
Sense 2 verb
let off the hook
I absolve you from this responsibility
Types & categories
- forgive hypernym
- let off hyponym
- wash one's hands hyponym
Related & opposite
- fault antonym
- justification derivation
- absolvitory derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | remission of sin |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absolver |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absolution |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absolvitory |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | forgive |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | fault |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | justification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | absolvitory |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | forgive |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | let off |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | wash one's hands |