exonerate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
exonerate /ɪgˈzɒnəreɪt, ɛg-/
▶verb
- 1 officially absolve from blame.
- 2 (exonerate someone from) release someone from (a duty or obligation).
– derivatives
exoneration noun,
exonerative adjective.
exoneration noun,
exonerative adjective.
– origin ME: from L. exonerat-, exonerare ‘free from a burden’ (based on onus, oner- ‘a burden’).
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