absolvieren — meaning in English

English meaning

• absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
• graduate noun A person who has completed a degree or course of study at a school, college, or university.

Senses

absolvieren is used for these senses in English:

• absolve (transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
• graduate (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

absolve — full definition

1. verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
2. verb To formally forgive someone of their sins.

graduate — full definition

1. noun A person who has completed a degree or course of study at a school, college, or university.
2. verb To complete a degree or course of study and receive recognition for it.
3. verb To gradually move up to something more advanced.
4. adjective Relating to study beyond an undergraduate degree.

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