absoluted

Absoluted is a nonstandard English verb form that occasionally appears in informal or experimental writing. It is not listed in major dictionaries and has no widely accepted meaning. In most uses, it would be interpreted as the past tense of a hypothetical verb absolute, formed analogically from the adjective absolute. Because “absolute” is principally an adjective and the common verb for forgiveness is “absolve,” “absoluted” lacks a stable, widely understood sense.

Origin and morphology: The word would be built from the adjective absolute, via regular verb formation, but this verb is not common in ordinary English. The hypothetical past tense would be “absoluted,” and the past participle would be the same form if such a verb existed.

Usage and alternatives: When encountered, the term is usually ambiguous and may be read as either “made absolute” or an attempt at a novel verb. For clarity, writers should prefer “made absolute” or “declared absolute” for the intended sense, or use “absolve” or “absolution” for forgiveness- or absolution-related meaning.

See also: absolve, absolute, absolution, absolutism.