Absolve has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
grant remission of a sin to
"The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Marys"
let off the hook
"I absolve you from this responsibility"
To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
Absolve first appeared in the early 15th century from the Latin word absolvere, which means "to set free or acquit." This Latin term is formed by combining ab ("away from") and solvō ("to loosen or release").