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exonerate

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ex·on·er·ate  (g-zn-rt)
tr.v. ex·on·er·at·ed, ex·on·er·at·ing, ex·on·er·ates
1. To free from blame.
2. To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.
[Middle English exoneraten, from Latin exonerre, exonert-, to free from a burden : ex-, ex- + onus, oner-, burden.]
ex·oner·ation n.
ex·oner·ative adj.
exonerate
Verb
[-ating, -ated] to clear (someone) of blame or a criminal charge [Latin exonerare to free from a burden]
exoneration n
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Verb1.exonerateexonerate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
acquit, assoil, exculpate, discharge, clear
vindicate - clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"
whitewash - exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data
purge - clear of a charge
pronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
exonerate
verb acquit, clear, excuse, pardon, justify, discharge, vindicate, absolve, exculpate
Translations
Spanish exonerate [ɪgˈzɔnəreɪt] vt to exonerate from → exculpar de
French exonerate [ɪgˈzɔnəreɪt] vt to exonerate from → disculper de
German exonerate [ɪgˈzɔnəreɪt] vt to exonerate from → entlasten von
Italian exonerate [ɪgˈzɔnəreɪt] vt to exonerate from → discolpare da
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"I imagine one cannot exonerate such a man from blame, though he is your brother," said Alexey Alexandrovitch severely.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Surely,' said Rose, 'the poor child's story, faithfully repeated to these men, will be sufficient to exonerate him.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
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.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
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