solv-, -solu-, solut-, -sol, -soluble, -solubility, -solvent

(Latin: loosen, to loose; to dissolve; to untie, to set free)


absolute
1. Perfect in quality or nature; free from imperfection; complete, perfect.
2. Not mixed or adulterated; pure.
3. Not limited by restrictions or exceptions; unconditional, complete, outright: absolute trust.
4. Unqualified in extent or degree; total: absolute silence.
5. Unconstrained by constitutional, counterbalancing group, or other provisions, etc. In the exercise of governmental power; especially, when arbitrary or despotic: an absolute ruler, an absolute monarch.
6. Not to be doubted or questioned; positive, certain: absolute proof, absolute evidence.
7. In physics: Relating to measurements or units of measurement derived from fundamental units of length, mass, and time; relating to absolute temperature.
8. In law: Complete and unconditional; final.
9. In education: Noting or pertaining to the scale of a grading system based on an individual's performance considered as representing his or her knowledge of a given subject regardless of the performance of others in a group.

By strict logic, absolute terms cannot be compared, as with more and most, or used with an intensive modifier; such as, very or so. Something either is complete or it is not. It cannot be "more complete" than something else. Consequently, sentences; such as, "He wanted to make his record collection more complete", and "You can improve the sketch by making the lines more perpendicular", are often criticized as illogical.

absolutely
absoluteness
absolution (ab" suh LOO shuhn)
1. A freeing from sin, guilt, or blame; or a declaration that frees a person from guilt or punishment for sin: "The priest gave absolution to church members which always makes the parishioners feel a great deal better."
2. Release from a duty or promise; discharge: "The soldier obtained absolution from the charges made by a fellow soldier."
absolutism
absolutist
absolve
absolver
Absolvo.
I acquit.

A judge acquitting a person after a trial may say, "Absolvo!" It's also a term employed by a jury when voting for the acquittal of the accused.

It was used in the Roman courts but not in the Roman Assemblies.

aerosol
1. Liquid or particulate matter dispersed in the air in the form of a fine mist for therapeutic, insecticidal, or other purposes.
2. A product that is packaged under pressure and contains therapeutically or chemically active ingredients intended for topical application, inhalation, or introduction into body orifices.
assoil, assoils, assoiled, assoilling
1. Archaic, to absolve; to acquit, to pardon.
2. To atone for.
assoilment
1. A pronouncement by a judge of not being guilty of criminal charges.
2. The act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution; acquittal.
dissoluble
dissolute
dissolutely

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