absolve | | |
v. (communication) | 1. absolve, shrive | grant remission of a sin to.; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's" |
| ~ forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness.; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" |
v. (communication) | 2. absolve, free, justify | let off the hook.; "I absolve you from this responsibility" |
| ~ let off, excuse, exempt, relieve | grant exemption or release to.; "Please excuse me from this class" |
| ~ wash one's hands | to absolve oneself of responsibility or future blame.; "I wash my hands of this" |
| ~ forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness.; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" |
acquit | | |
v. (communication) | 1. acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ vindicate | clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof.; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel" |
| ~ whitewash | exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data. |
| ~ purge | clear of a charge. |
| ~ pronounce, label, judge | pronounce judgment on.; "They labeled him unfit to work here" |
v. (social) | 2. acquit, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport | behave in a certain manner.; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times" |
| ~ carry, bear, hold | support or hold in a certain manner.; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright" |
| ~ fluster | be flustered; behave in a confused manner. |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ put forward, assert | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized.; "Women should assert themselves more!" |
| ~ deal | behave in a certain way towards others.; "He deals fairly with his employees" |
| ~ walk around | behave in a certain manner or have certain properties.; "He walks around with his nose in the air"; "She walks around with this strange boyfriend" |
| ~ posture, pose | behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others.; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself" |
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