Absolve
Absolve verb - To free from a charge of wrongdoing.
Take and absolve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Absolve".
Nearby Words: absolution, absolving
Take
Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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And Now You Must Marry Me: Canler and Jane seem to take it as a given that Jane must marry him to absolve her father's debt.
Source: Literature / Tarzan of the Apes - Kilgrave tries to absolve himself from the above murder by saying that all he ordered Jessica to do was 'take care of her', Jessica was the one who interpreted that as a kill order.
Source: Reality Ensues / Live-Action TV -
In the last pre Secret Wars (2015) comic he also informs Kamran in no uncertain terms that while, yes, he is devout etcetera, he's not going to take Kamran's side just because he's a guy and absolve him of all responsibility for what happened between him and Kamala.
Source: Comicbook / Ms. Marvel (2014)
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