Absolve and Criminate

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Absolve verb - To free from a charge of wrongdoing.

Usage example: no amount of remorse will absolve shoplifters who are caught, and all cases will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law

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Criminate is an antonym for absolve.

Nearby Words: absolution, absolving

Criminate verb - To make a claim of wrongdoing against.

Usage example: scornfully declaring that he was not the school's lone drug dealer, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates

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Absolve is an antonym for criminate.

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