ABSOLVE - \Ab*solve"\ (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Absolved; p. pr. & vb. n. Absolving.] [L. absolvere to set free, to absolve; ab + solvere to loose. See Assoil, Solve.] 1. To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and remission of his punishment.

DISSOLVE
v. dis·solved, dis·solv·ing, dis·solves v. tr.
To cause to pass into solution: dissolve salt in water. To reduce (solid matter) to liquid form; melt. To cause to disappear or vanish; dispel.
To break into component parts; disintegrate. To bring to an end by or as if by breaking up; terminate.
To dismiss (a legislative body, for example): dissolved parliament and called for new elections.
To cause to break down emotionally or psychologically; upset.
To cause to lose definition; blur; confuse: “Morality has finally been dissolved in pity” (Leslie Fiedler).