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The phrase "absolve yourself from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the act of freeing oneself from blame, responsibility, or guilt.
Example: "He tried to absolve himself from any wrongdoing in the incident."
Alternatives: "free yourself from" or "release yourself from".
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Of course, the painful truth about humour is that if no one is laughing, then it isn't funny – insisting something is a joke is not a get-out-of-jail-free card to absolve yourself from making toxic comments.
"What you did was to try and absolve yourself from blame and say that Rolf Harris had abused you, when in fact you knew perfectly well that you had a consensual relationship with him," said Ms Woodley.
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The project is about letting go: acknowledging hurt and absence, and absolving yourself from that pain.
When you're that wholly in thrall to your own heady promise, you exempt yourself from rules, absolve yourself of hypocrisy and persuade yourself that you'll get away with it all.
Playing the blame game and absolving yourself and your own milieu from responsibility is a common psychological defence.
The fact that there are numerous choices in our food environment does not absolve consumers from some level of discipline ("Gorge Yourself").
This doesn't absolve you from being a doctor".
"I never absolve myself from responsibility," Paxson said.
But does that absolve Avaaz from responsibility for what happened?
In confession, the priest says, "I absolve you from your sins".
"It would be irresponsible to absolve them from shouldering some of the shared obligations," he said.
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