"exonerate" meaning in English

See exonerate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪt/ [UK], /ɪɡˈzɑnəˌreɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-exonerate.ogg [US], en-au-exonerate.ogg [Australia] Forms: exonerate [canonical], exonerates [third-person, singular], exonerated [past], exonerated [past, participle], exonerating [present, participle]
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  1. If an authority exonerates a person, it frees the person from their obligation or responsibility.
    Sense id: simple-exonerate-en-verb-k19SFGgl
  2. If an authority exonerates a person, it absolves the person from blame.
    Sense id: simple-exonerate-en-verb-8hh7njYQ
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