exonerate — 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… … Law dictionary
exonerate — 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.… … Financial and business terms
exonerate — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
exonerate — (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 … Etymology dictionary
exonerate — acquit, vindicate, absolve, *exculpate Analogous words: *relieve, lighten, alleviate: *excuse, remit Antonyms: charge (a person with a task, a duty, a crime) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
exonerate — [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… … New thesaurus
exonerate — [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 … English World dictionary
exonerate — 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 … English dictionary
exonerate — v. (D; tr.) to exonerate from * * * [ɪg zɒnəreɪt] (D; tr.) to exonerate from … Combinatory dictionary
exonerate — ex|on|er|ate [ ıg zanə,reıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to officially state or prove that someone is not to blame for something: CLEAR: The evidence completely exonerates the President. exonerate someone of/from something: The report did not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
