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- Dictionaryabsolve/əbˈzɒlv/
verb
- 1. declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment: "the pardon absolved them of any crimes" Similar Opposite
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12 hours ago · According to Frederick Coyett's account written after the siege to absolve himself of the Dutch defeat, the alleged final blow to the company's defense came when a Dutch defector, who would warn Koxinga of a life-threatening bombardment, had pointed the inactive besieging army to the weak points of the Dutch star-shaped fort.