English > exonerate: 1 sense > verb 1, communication| Meaning | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something |
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| Model | They want to exonerate the prisoners |
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| Synonyms | acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate |
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| Entails | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
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| Narrower | purge | Clear of a charge |
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| vindicate | Clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof |
| whitewash | exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data |
| Broader | pronounce, label, judge | pronounce judgment on |
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| Opposite | convict | Find or declare guilty |
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| Spanish | absolver, descargar, exculpar, exonerar |
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| Catalan | descarregar, exculpar, exonerar |
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| Adjectives | exonerative | providing absolution |
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| Nouns | exoneration | the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. |
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| exoneration | the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation |