exonerate en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɛɡ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪɡˈzɒnəɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɛɡ-/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /ɪɡˈzɑnəˌɹeɪt/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From Middle English exoneraten (attested in past participle exonerated), from Latin exonerātus, past perfect participle of exonerō (“to discharge, unload; to exonerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Exonerō is from ex- (“out, from”) + onerō (“to burden, lade; to load”) further from onus (oner-) (“a burden, load”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃énh₂os (“burden, load”), from *h₃enh₂- (“to charge, onerate”). Compare French exonérer.
Meanings
- (archaic, transitive) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
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(obsolete, reflexive) Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).
I would examine the Caſpian Sea, and ſee where and how it exonerates it ſelfe, after it hath taken in Volga, Iaxares, Oxus, and thoſe great rivers; at the mouth of Oby, or where?
1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition II, section ii, member 3, page 231:
- (transitive) To free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task.
- (transitive) To free (someone) from accusation or blame.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exonerating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| exonerated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| exonerated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| exonerates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
exonerated · exoneree · exonerative · exonerable
Relateds
Synonyms
vindicate · exonerate · vindicate · acquit · assoilzie · disculpate · disculp · assoil · acquit · acquittance · clear · absolve · exculpate · absolve · exculpate
Translations (68)
nl vrijspreken (to free from accusation or blame) · ko 면제(免除)하다 (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · nl ontlasten (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · sv rentvå (to free from accusation or blame) · fi vapauttaa vastuusta (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · nl leeglopen (of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself)) · de befreien (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · bg оправдавам (to free from accusation or blame) · it scagionare (to free from accusation or blame) · el δικαιώνω (to free from accusation or blame) · de abnehmen (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · ca exonerar (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · fi vapauttaa syytteestä (to free from accusation or blame) · es exonerar (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · tr tebriye etmek (to free from accusation or blame) · gl exonerar (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · hu tisztáz (to free from accusation or blame) · cs ospravedlnit (to free from accusation or blame) · de abfließen (of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself)) · fr exonérer (to free from accusation or blame) · fr exonérer (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · fr exonérer (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · de entleeren (of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself)) · el απαλλάσσω (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · hu mentesít (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · nl verlichten (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · es exonerar (to free from accusation or blame) · tr ibra etmek (to free from accusation or blame) · ru опра́вдывать (to free from accusation or blame) · de entlasten (to free from accusation or blame) · ca exonerar (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · ru разгружа́ть (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · de begnadigen (to free from accusation or blame) · sv avlasta (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · de erleichtern (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · ru освободи́ть (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · pl odciążać (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · ru разгрузи́ть (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · ru освобожда́ть (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · pt aliviar (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · gl exonerar (to free from accusation or blame) · de lossprechen (to free from accusation or blame) · hu felment (to free from accusation or blame) · el αθωώνω (to free from accusation or blame) · de entbinden (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · sv frikänna (to free from accusation or blame) · tr aklamak (to free from accusation or blame) · nl ontheffen (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · fa تبرئه کردن (to free from accusation or blame) · pt esvaziar (of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself)) · ru оправда́ть (to free from accusation or blame) · de ausleeren (of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself)) · pl odciążyć (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · pt exonerar (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · el απαλλάσσω (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · de entlasten (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · pt exonerar (to free from accusation or blame) · pl uwolnić (to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load)) · sv lösa (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · de freisprechen (to free from accusation or blame) · bg освобождавам от задължение (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · ru опустоши́ться (of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself)) · tr temize çıkarmak (to free from accusation or blame) · ca exonerar (to free from accusation or blame) · it discolpare (to free from accusation or blame) · it esentare (to free from an obligation, responsibility or task) · ru опустоша́ться (of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself)) · mi whakaharakore (to free from accusation or blame)