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entbinden — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absolve verb To officially clear someone of blame, guilt, or responsibility.
  • acquit verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  • birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  • exonerate verb To officially clear someone of blame or wrongdoing.

Senses

entbinden is used for these senses in English:

  • absolve (transitive) To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.). [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  • acquit (transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
  • birth (transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).
  • exonerate (transitive) To free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task.

absolve — full definition

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

acquit — full definition

  1. verb To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  2. verb To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
  3. verb to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
  4. verb To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.

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