Absolve
Absolve verb - To free from a charge of wrongdoing.
Rescue and absolve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rescue" instead a verb "Absolve".
Nearby Words: absolution, absolving
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| character | absolve character | rescue character |
| wife | absolve wife | rescue wife |
| someone | absolve someone | rescue someone |
| characters | absolve characters | rescue characters |
| Other words: kids. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Val desperately tries to absolve herself, claiming she knew all along, but one look from the Doctor makes her stop.Twenty minutes later the rescue team arrives, and the Doctor has learned a few painful lessons about mob mentality.
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Rescue and Absolve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/absolve/rescue
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