exonerate from blame
1free from blame — index exculpate, exonerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2exonerate — 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… …
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 — 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.… …
5exonerate — ► 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 …
6exonerate — [ɪg zɒnəreɪt, ɛg ] verb 1》 officially absolve from blame. 2》 (exonerate someone from) release someone from (a duty or obligation). Derivatives exoneration noun exonerative adjective Origin ME: from L. exonerat , exonera …
7exonerate — v.tr. (often foll. by from) 1 free or declare free from blame etc. 2 release from a duty etc. Derivatives: exoneration n. exonerative adj. Etymology: L exonerare exonerat (as EX (1), onus, oneris burden) …
8exonerate — /əgˈzɒnəreɪt / (say uhg zonuhrayt), /ɛg / (say eg ) verb (t) (exonerated, exonerating) 1. to clear, as of a charge; free from blame; exculpate. 2. to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task. {Latin exonerātus, past participle, disburdened}… …
9blame — vb reprehend, reprobate, condemn, denounce, censure, *criticize Analogous words: *accuse, charge, indict, impeach: impute, attribute, *ascribe: implicate, *involve Contrasted words: exonerate, vindicate, *exculpate, absolve, acquit: * …
10exonerate — verb (T) to state officially that someone who has been blamed for something is not responsible for it: The report did not exonerate the social workers involved in the Cleveland child abuse case. | exonerate sb from/of: Recent medical evidence has …
