absolve

UK: /əbˈzɒlv/ US: /-ˈzɑːlv/ [absolved, absolving]

Translation

› (form)

⇨ eximir

The official report absolves him of blame

El informe oficial le exime de culpa

■ constr. to absolve sb from/of sth

(Definition of absolve v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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