79 entries under absolve topic. ×

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purge(verb, forget, pardon, forgive, justify)
4
tolerate(verb, disregard, overlook, pardon, forgive)
3
commute(verb, drop, clear, release, free)
3
dispense from(verb, expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
exempt from(verb, expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
give absolution(verb, expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
plead ignorance(verb, expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
3
shrug off(verb, expression, pardon, forgive, justify)
2
appease(verb, correct, compensate, pardon, forgive)
2
bear no malice(expression, idiom, forget, pardon)
2
blink at(verb, expression, take, clear, release)
2
bury the hatchet(expression, idiom, forget, pardon)
2
forgive and forget(verb, expression, idiom, grant, pardon)
2
kiss and make up(expression, idiom, forget, pardon)
2
let it go(expression, idiom, forget, pardon)
2
let pass(verb, expression, take, clear, disregard)
2
let up on(verb, expression, idiom, drop, clear)
2
make allowance(expression, deliberate, forget, justify, vindicate)
2
make allowances for(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, forgive)
2
relent(verb, clear, free, leave, forget)
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