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!†
p. 16.8 *absolved = found blameless; or forgave
- Why didn't you send to absolve me from my promise, when you wished I wouldn't keep it?†
p. 193.4absolve = find blameless; or forgive
Definition:
to find someone blameless; or forgive; or relieve (of a requirement or obligation)