(1):

(v. t.) To set free; to release.

(2):

(v. t.) To soil; to stain.

(3):

(v. t.) To solve; to clear up.

(4):

(v. t.) To set free from guilt; to absolve.

(5):

(v. t.) To expiate; to atone for.

(6):

(v. t.) To remove; to put off.