exonerate

(ĭg-zŏn'ə-rāt')
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.

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verb

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

v

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

IN BRIEF: To prove to be not guilty.

The lawyer will work hard to exonerate her client.

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For a list of words related to exonerate, see:

• Support, Encouragement, and Agreement - exonerate: (vb) relieve of obligation or duty; free from blame
• Legal Procedures and Trials - exonerate: (vb) clear of all charges or guilt

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See words rhyming with "exonerate."

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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

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