exonerate
1exonerate — ex·on·er·ate /ig zä nə ˌrāt, eg / vt at·ed, at·ing [Latin exonerare to relieve, free, discharge, from ex out + onerare to burden, from oner onus load] 1: to relieve esp. of a charge, obligation, or hardship 2: to clear from accusation or blame… …
2exonerate — UK US /ɪgˈzɒnəreɪt/ verb [T] FORMAL LAW ► to show or say officially that someone or something is not guilty of something: »We have proof which will completely exonerate him. exonerate sb from sth »I do not wholly exonerate her from blame.… …
3Exonerate — Ex*on er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exonerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exonerating}.] [L. exoneratus, p. p. of exonerare to free from a burden; ex out, from onerare to load, onus load. See {Onerous}.] 1. To unload; to disburden; to discharge. [Obs.]… …
4exonerate — ► VERB 1) officially absolve from blame. 2) (exonerate from) release (someone) from (a duty or obligation). DERIVATIVES exoneration noun. ORIGIN Latin exonerare free from a burden …
5exonerate — (v.) mid 15c., from L. exoneratus, pp. of exonerare remove a burden, discharge, unload, from ex off (see EX (Cf. ex )) + onerare to unload; overload, oppress, from onus (gen. oneris) burden (see ONUS (Cf. onus)). Rela …
6exonerate — acquit, vindicate, absolve, *exculpate Analogous words: *relieve, lighten, alleviate: *excuse, remit Antonyms: charge (a person with a task, a duty, a crime) …
7exonerate — [v] excuse, clear of responsibility or blame absolve, acquit, disburden, discharge, dismiss, except, exculpate, exempt, free, justify, let off*, let off hook*, liberate, pardon, release, relieve, sanitize, vindicate, whitewash*, wipe slate… …
8exonerate — [eg zän′ər āt΄, igzän′ə rāt΄] vt. exonerated, exonerating [< L exoneratus, pp. of exonerare, to disburden < ex , out + onerare, to load < onus (gen. oneris), a burden: see ONUS] 1. to relieve of (a duty, obligation, etc.) 2. to free from …
9exonerate — UK [ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪt] / US [ɪɡˈzɑnəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms exonerate : present tense I/you/we/they exonerate he/she/it exonerates present participle exonerating past tense exonerated past participle exonerated formal to officially state or …
10exonerate — v. (D; tr.) to exonerate from * * * [ɪg zɒnəreɪt] (D; tr.) to exonerate from …
