Polyglot Dictionary

absolver

/absowˈveɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
absolvo
preterite (eu)
absolvi
past participle
absolvido

Meaning

  1. to acquit

    • O juiz absolveu o réu.

      The judge acquitted the defendant.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

inocentar

absolver is more formal, a legal court term; inocentar is more general, to clear someone's name or prove their innocence — both mean "to acquit."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

absolver

absolver is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to acquit."

Practice

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