exonerate

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Top
(ĭg-zŏn'ə-rāt') pronunciation
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
  1. To free from blame.
  2. To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.

[Middle English exoneraten, from Latin exonerāre, exonerāt-, to free from a burden : ex-, ex- + onus, oner-, burden.]

exoneration ex·on'er·a'tion n.
exonerative ex·on'er·a'tive adj.

Top

verb

    To free from a charge or imputation of guilt: absolve, clear, exculpate, vindicate. Law acquit, purge. See law.

Top

v

Definition: excuse, clear of responsibility or blame
Antonyms: accuse, blame, charge, condemn, incarcerate, incriminate, sentence

Word Tutor:

exonerate

Top
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To prove to be not guilty.

pronunciation The lawyer will work hard to exonerate her client.

LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!

Random House Word Menu:

categories related to 'exonerate'

Top
Random House Word Menu by Stephen Glazier
For a list of words related to exonerate, see:

  See crossword solutions for the clue Exonerate.
Translations:

Exonerate

Top

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - frikende, rense, befri, fritage

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrijpleiten, vrijstellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - disculper, justifier de, innocenter, exempter (d'une obligation), dispenser, décharger de

Deutsch (German)
v. - entlasten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αθωώνω

Italiano (Italian)
scagionare, esonerare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - exonerar, desobrigar

Русский (Russian)
оправдать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - disculpar, exonerar, exculpar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - frikänna, avbörda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
免除, 证明无罪

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 免除, 證明無罪

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 무죄로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 解放する, 無実を証明する, 免除する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يبرئ, يعتق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זיכה (מאשמה), שיחרר מאחריות‬


Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights:

Mentioned in