Both Uses of
absolve
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'Seventy times seven times didst thou gapingly contort thy visage — seventy times seven did I take counsel with my soul — Lo, this is human weakness: this also may be absolved!†
Chpt 3 *
- Why didn't you send to absolve me from my promise, when you wished I wouldn't keep it?†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(absolve) to find someone blameless; or forgive; or relieve (of a requirement or obligation)