The phrase "absolve himself from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone is seeking to free themselves from blame, responsibility, or guilt regarding a particular situation.
Example: "He tried to absolve himself from any wrongdoing in the incident by claiming he was unaware of the consequences."
Alternatives: "free himself from" or "clear himself of".
In one heated exchange with Tory MP and rude-word imp Penny Mordaunt, he sought to absolve himself from political responsibility by saying, "I'm just a comedian!" Elsewhere – and rather weakly – he answered a question about why he doesn't stand for parliament, explaining: "I'm scared I'd become one of them".
The Hindu god Shiva in form of Neelivaneswarar is believed to have worshiped Pundarikakshan to absolve himself from the sin of holding Brahma's severed head.
According to another Hindu legend, Rama, the seventh avatar of god Vishnu, is believed to have visited Vedaranyam to absolve himself from sins committed in the war against the demon king Ravana.
Justice John Rooke oversaw the case of Dennis Larry Meads who tried to declare himself a "freeman of the land" and absolve himself from responsibility of his now-divorced wife and six children.
Having turned the training ground into a boot camp, he absolves himself from responsibility for the chaos he has generated.
And what do the players think of Mourinho absolving himself from even the smallest portion of blame?
By mastering the useful trick of playing the entire chromatic scale at any given moment, he has absolved himself from the charge of continuously wrong notes.
But Kalashnikov seems to have found a way of absolving himself from any blame or responsibility for his baby's death toll.
"By mastering the useful trick of playing the entire chromatic scale at any given moment, he has absolved himself from the charge of continuously playing the wrong notes," wrote Green.
At the same time, he seems to be absolving himself from the charge of exploitation and proposing a strained equivalence between his own underdog sensibilities and those of the documentary's preposterous star and equally preposterous director.
Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, the majority leader, indicated through a spokeswoman that he had absolved himself from a pay cut because he had sponsored a bill that would have replaced the sequester cuts, although the bill had no chance of becoming law.
