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exonerate [ɪgˈzɒnəˌreɪt] vb (tr)
1. (Law) to clear or absolve from blame or a criminal charge 2. to relieve from an obligation or task; exempt [from Latin exonerāre to free from a burden, from onus a burden] exoneration n exonerative adj exonerator n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
exonerate Translations exonerate vt → entlasten (from von) exonerate [ɪgˈzɒnəˌreɪt] vt (frm) to exonerate sb (from sth) → discolpare qn (da qc) exonerate [ɪgˈzɒnəˌreɪt] vt (frm) to exonerate sb (from sth) → discolpare qn (da qc) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"I imagine one cannot exonerate such a man from blame, though he is your brother," said Alexey Alexandrovitch severely. Surely,' said Rose, 'the poor child's story, faithfully repeated to these men, will be sufficient to exonerate him. He explained that his partner was then absent on an enterprise of importance, and that it particularly behoved himself publicly to accept the blame of what he had rashly done, and publicly to exonerate his partner from all participation in the responsibility of it, lest the successful conduct of that enterprise should be endangered by the slightest suspicion wrongly attaching to his partner's honour and credit in another country. |
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