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The synonyms of “Exonerate” are: acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, absolve, declare innocent, find innocent, pronounce not guilty, release, relieve, free, liberate
Exonerate as a Verb
Definitions of "Exonerate" as a verb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “exonerate” as a verb can have the following definitions:
- (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
- Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
- Release someone from (a duty or obligation.
Synonyms of "Exonerate" as a verb (13 Words)
| absolve | Grant remission of a sin to. I absolve you from this responsibility. |
| acquit | Behave in a certain manner. The jury acquitted Bream of murder. |
| assoil | Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. |
| clear | Become clear. The drive had been cleared of snow. |
| declare innocent | Designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand. |
| discharge | Go off or discharge. Batteries have a tendency to discharge slowly. |
| exculpate | Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing. The article exculpated the mayor. |
| find innocent | Make a discovery, make a new finding. |
| free | Grant freedom to free from confinement. Free a path across the cluttered floor. |
| liberate | Steal (something. Ways of working politically that liberate women. |
| pronounce not guilty | Pronounce judgment on. |
| release | Release gas or energy as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition. Press the cap down and release. |
| relieve | Relieve oneself of troubling information. He was relieved by her change of tone. |
Usage Examples of "Exonerate" as a verb
- Pope Clement V exonerated the king from his oath to the barons.
- An inquiry exonerated those involved.
- They should exonerate these men from this crime.
Associations of "Exonerate" (30 Words)
| absolve | Declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment. She asked the bishop to absolve her sins. |
| acquit | Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. She was acquitted on all counts. |
| adjournment | The termination of a meeting. She sought an adjournment of the trial. |
| blameless | Free of guilt; not subject to blame. Has lived a blameless life. |
| cutout | A switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload. |
| discharge | Go off or discharge. Ninety ships were queuing to discharge. |
| disgorge | (of a river) empty into a sea. The Nile disgorges into the sea at Rashid. |
| dismissal | The act of treating something as unworthy of serious consideration; rejection. The dismissal of the appeal. |
| eject | Leave an aircraft rapidly using an ejection seat or capsule. Plants utilize carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that animals eject. |
| emancipate | Set (a child) free from the authority of its parents. The citizen must be emancipated from the obsessive secrecy of government. |
| emancipation | The freeing of someone from slavery. The early struggle for emancipation from slavery. |
| evict | Expel (someone) from a property, especially with the support of the law. A single mother and her children have been evicted from their home. |
| exculpate | Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing. The article exculpated the mayor. |
| exit | Euphemistic expressions for death. Organizations which do not have freedom to exit from unprofitable markets. |
| exude | (of a person) display (an emotion or quality) strongly and openly. Exude sweat through the pores. |
| forgiveness | The action or process of forgiving or being forgiven. She is quick to ask forgiveness when she has overstepped the line. |
| going | An act of leaving a place; a departure. The paths were covered with drifting snow and the going was difficult. |
| guiltless | Free from evil or guilt. People are forever criticizing the service and I am not myself guiltless in this. |
| liberate | Grant freedom to. The energy liberated by the annihilation of matter is huge. |
| liberation | The termination of someone’s employment (leaving them free to depart. The struggle for women s liberation. |
| manumit | Free from slavery or servitude. Old Angus had never manumitted a single slave. |
| outlet | A point from which goods are sold or distributed. An outlet store. |
| redundancy | The state of being no longer in employment because there is no more work available. A high degree of redundancy is built into the machinery installation. |
| redundant | Not or no longer needed or useful; superfluous. This redundant brewery has been converted into a library. |
| release | A handle or catch that releases part of a mechanism. Release a hormone into the blood stream. |
| remission | The act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance. For every two days they work the prisoners earn one day s remission of their sentence. |
| secrete | Place out of sight; keep secret. The money was secreted from his children. |
| spill | A quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt. There s nothing worse than friends who spill secrets. |
| unencumbered | Not burdened with cares or responsibilities. Living an unencumbered life. |
| waiver | A document recording the waiving of a right or claim. They give consent to waiver of their subrogation rights. |