To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt.
To pronounce not guilty; to grant a pardon for.
To grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to.
To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin.
To pass a course or test; to gain credit for a class; to qualify academically.
To set free, release or discharge (from obligations, debts, responsibility etc.).
To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh or net like manner.
To involve in difficulties.