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ex·on·er·ate

   [ig-zon-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1.
to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate: He was exonerated from the accusation of cheating.
2.
to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task.
Origin:
1515–25; late Middle English < Latin exonerātus (past participle of exonerāre to unburden, discharge), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + oner- (stem of onus) a burden + -ātus -ate1

Related forms
ex·on·er·a·tion, noun
ex·on·er·a·tive, adjective
ex·on·er·a·tor, noun
un·ex·on·er·at·ed, adjective
un·ex·on·er·a·tive, adjective

Can be confused: exculpate, exonerate, inculpate.

Synonyms
1. vindicate. See absolve. 2. release, discharge, free.

Antonyms
1. blame.

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exonerate (ɪɡˈzɒnəˌreɪt)
 
—vb
1.  to clear or absolve from blame or a criminal charge
2.  to relieve from an obligation or task; exempt
 
[C16: from Latin exonerāre to free from a burden, from onus a burden]
 
exoner'ation
 
—n
 
ex'onerative
 
—adj
 
ex'onerator
 
—n

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exonerate
mid-15c., from L. exoneratus, pp. of exonerare "remove a burden, discharge," from ex- "off" + onus (gen. oneris) "burden." Related: Exonerated; exonerating.
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