clear someone's name in English

Forms: clears someone's name [present, singular, third-person], clearing someone's name [participle, present], cleared someone's name [participle, past], cleared someone's name [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} clear someone's name (third-person singular simple present clears someone's name, present participle clearing someone's name, simple past and past participle cleared someone's name)

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      "form": "clears someone's name",
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    {
      "form": "cleared someone's name",
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      "glosses": [
        "To prove the innocence of a person previously considered or suspected to be guilty."
      ],
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "prove someone's innocence",
          "word": "iemands naam zuiveren"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "clear someone's name"
}

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    {
      "form": "clears someone's name",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "clearing someone's name",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cleared someone's name",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cleared someone's name",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "To prove the innocence of a person previously considered or suspected to be guilty."
      ],
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        [
          "innocence",
          "innocence"
        ],
        [
          "guilty",
          "guilty"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "prove someone's innocence",
      "word": "iemands naam zuiveren"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clear someone's name"
}

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"clear someone's name" meaning in English

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