exonerate

ex·on·er·ate

E0279400 (ĭg-zŏn′ə-rāt′)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.

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

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ex·on′er·a′tion n.ex·on′er·a′tive adj.

exonerate

(ɪɡˈzɒnəˌreɪt) vb (tr) 1. (Law) to clear or absolve from blame or a criminal charge2. to relieve from an obligation or task; exempt[C16: from Latin exonerāre to free from a burden, from onus a burden] exˌonerˈation n exˈonerative adj exˈonerˌator n

ex•on•er•ate

(ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪt)

v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing. 1. to clear from accusation, guilt, or blame. 2. to relieve from an obligation, duty, or task. [1515–25; late Middle English < Latin exonerātus, past participle of exonerāre to unburden, discharge =ex- ex-¹ + onerāre to load] ex•on`er•a′tion, n. ex•on′er•a`tive, adj. ex•on′er•a`tor, n. syn: See absolve.

exonerate

Past participle: exonerated
Gerund: exonerating

Imperative
exonerate
exonerate

Present
I exonerate
you exonerate
he/she/it exonerates
we exonerate
you exonerate
they exonerate

Preterite
I exonerated
you exonerated
he/she/it exonerated
we exonerated
you exonerated
they exonerated

Present Continuous
I am exonerating
you are exonerating
he/she/it is exonerating
we are exonerating
you are exonerating
they are exonerating

Present Perfect
I have exonerated
you have exonerated
he/she/it has exonerated
we have exonerated
you have exonerated
they have exonerated

Past Continuous
I was exonerating
you were exonerating
he/she/it was exonerating
we were exonerating
you were exonerating
they were exonerating

Past Perfect
I had exonerated
you had exonerated
he/she/it had exonerated
we had exonerated
you had exonerated
they had exonerated

Future
I will exonerate
you will exonerate
he/she/it will exonerate
we will exonerate
you will exonerate
they will exonerate

Future Perfect
I will have exonerated
you will have exonerated
he/she/it will have exonerated
we will have exonerated
you will have exonerated
they will have exonerated

Future Continuous
I will be exonerating
you will be exonerating
he/she/it will be exonerating
we will be exonerating
you will be exonerating
they will be exonerating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been exonerating
you have been exonerating
he/she/it has been exonerating
we have been exonerating
you have been exonerating
they have been exonerating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been exonerating
you will have been exonerating
he/she/it will have been exonerating
we will have been exonerating
you will have been exonerating
they will have been exonerating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been exonerating
you had been exonerating
he/she/it had been exonerating
we had been exonerating
you had been exonerating
they had been exonerating

Conditional
I would exonerate
you would exonerate
he/she/it would exonerate
we would exonerate
you would exonerate
they would exonerate

Past Conditional
I would have exonerated
you would have exonerated
he/she/it would have exonerated
we would have exonerated
you would have exonerated
they would have exonerated

exonerate

To free a person of any blame.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

exonerate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"acquit, assoil, exculpate, discharge, clearvindicate - 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 datapurge - clear of a chargepronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

exonerate

verb acquit, clear, excuse, pardon, justify, discharge, vindicate, absolve, exculpate The official report exonerated the school of any blame.

exonerate

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

Translations

exonérerdiscolparesgravareassolverediscolpa