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let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
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justify,
free |
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fault,
blame attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience"
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forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
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let off,
exempt,
excuse,
relieve grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
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wash one's hands to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame; "I wash my hands of this"
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| absolve -
grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
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shrive |
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forgive stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
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