exonerate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: exonerate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for exonerate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exonerate v pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" Synonym(s): acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate Antonym(s): convict
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exonerate \Exon"erate\, 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.] All exonerate themselves into one common duct. --Ray. 2. To relieve, in a moral sense, as of a charge, obligation, or load of blame resting on one; to clear of something that lies upon oppresses one, as an accusation or imputation; as, to exonerate one's self from blame, or from the charge of avarice. --Burke. 3. To discharge from duty or obligation, as a ball. Syn: To absolve; acquit; exculpate. See {Absolve}.