absolvere

See also: absolveré

Latin edit

absolvēre

From Latin absolvere, present active infinitive of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

absolvere (passive absolveres, imperative absolver, present tense absolverer, simple past absolverte, past participle absolvert, present participle absolverende, verbal noun absolvering)

(Christianity, theology) to absolve (to grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to)
(colloquial) to absolve (to pronounce free from or give absolution for a blame or guilt)
Synonym: frikjenne
- 2013 July 15, Bergensavisen, page 25:
  blir man utsatt for et traume …, er det i bunn og grunn umulig å vite hvordan det … går med [evnen] til å absolvere
  if one is exposed to a trauma…, it is basically impossible to know how it… goes with [the ability] to absolve
(obsolete) to absolve (to take or pass an exam)
- 1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 226:
  nogle dage efter at have absolveret den theoretiske prøve meldte jeg mig til den praktiske
  a few days after completing the theoretical test, I signed up for the practical one
- 1949, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker XVIII, page 22:
  [han] skal have absolveret sin juridiske examen
  [he] must have completed his law degree
- 1978, Alexander L. Kielland, Brev 1869−1906 I, page 196:
  mine tre examina har jeg absolveret ved Kristiania Universitet – samtlige med haud illaudabilis
  I have completed my three exams at Kristiania University - all with haud illaudabilis

absolvere (present tense absolverer, past tense absolverte, past participle absolvert, passive infinitive absolverast, present participle absolverande, imperative absolver)