Definition of exonerate Exonerate
/ɪgzɑˈnɚejˌt/ - [igzanereyt] - ex•on•er•ate
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What does exonerate mean?
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| exonerate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" | ||
| acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate | ||
| convict find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" | ||
| pronounce, judge, label pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" | ||
| 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 excrete or evacuate (someone's bowels or body); "The doctor decided that the patient must be purged" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- exonerate (Verb)
To relieve someone or something of a load; to unburden a load. - exonerate (Verb)
Of a body of water, to discharge oneself, empty oneself. - exonerate (Verb)
To free from an obligation, responsibility or task. - exonerate (Verb)
To free from accusation or blame.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- exonerate (v. t.)
To unload; to disburden; to discharge. - exonerate (v. t.)
To relieve, in a moral sense, as of a charge, obligation, or load of blame resting on one; to clear of something that lies upon oppresses one, as an accusation or imputation; as, to exonerate one's self from blame, or from the charge of avarice. - exonerate (v. t.)
To discharge from duty or obligation, as a ball.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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exonerate
To free from accusation or blame. -
exonerate
To free from an obligation, responsibility or task.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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exonerate
egz-on′ėr-āt, v.t. to free from the burden of blame or obligation: to acquit.—n. Exonerā′tion, act of exonerating or freeing from a charge or blame.—adj. Exon′erative, freeing from a burden or obligation. [L. exonerāre, -ātum—ex, from, onus, oneris, burden.]
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🔤- exonerate, verb, present, 1st person singular of exonerate (infinitive).
- exonerate, verb (infinitive).
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