absolve — OET

absolve

verb

1 the fact that a criminal offence occurred a long time ago does not absolve the wrongdoer from guilt:

exonerate, discharge, acquit, exculpate, vindicate;

release, relieve, liberate, free, deliver, clear, spare, exempt;

informal let off.

▷antonyms blame, condemn.

2 Christian ChurchI absolve you from all your sins:

forgive, pardon, excuse, give amnesty to, give dispensation to, give indulgence to;

reprieve, have mercy on, show mercy to.

▷antonyms punish.

absolve Oxford Dictionary of English