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absolve
verb
Reveal meaning and examples
To release someone from blame, responsibility, or an obligation.
An apology did not absolve the organizer of the duty to correct the mistake.
The review found negligence in the handling of the listing: a responsible editor had skipped an agreed check despite having the necessary message and enough time. The team considered that avoidable failure blameworthy because reasonable care would have revealed the mismatch. Discovering that another person had typed the original error did not absolve the editor of responsibility for the assigned review.