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Exonerative

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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.
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Adj.1.Exonerativeexonerative - providing absolution
absolvitory, forgiving
exculpatory - clearing of guilt or blame
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Wade), the creation of new exonerative addictions ("Twinkies made me do it"), multiculturalism, deconstructionism, vulgarity as chic, ultra-ultra versions of feminism, agitprop art, the lowering of academic and disciplinary standards by the feel-good school of pedagogy, and the stereotyping and demonization of such former icons as white
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