ex·on·er·ate

verb

/ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪt/

/ɪɡˈzɑːnəreɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they exonerate	/ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪt/ /ɪɡˈzɑːnəreɪt/
he / she / it exonerates	/ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪts/ /ɪɡˈzɑːnəreɪts/
past simple exonerated	/ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɑːnəreɪtɪd/
past participle exonerated	/ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪtɪd/ /ɪɡˈzɑːnəreɪtɪd/
-ing form exonerating	/ɪɡˈzɒnəreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈzɑːnəreɪtɪŋ/

to officially state that somebody is not responsible for something that they have been blamed for宣布（某人）无罪；免除责任
- exonerate somebody (from something) The police report exonerated Lewis from all charges of corruption.警方的报告免除了对刘易斯贪污的所有指控。
- The president cannot be exonerated from responsibility for this problem.不能免除总统对这个问题的责任。
- exonerate somebody of something The report exonerates the president of any knowledge of the arms deal.该报告表明总统对军火交易一无所知。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin exonerat- ‘freed from a burden’, from the verb exonerare, from ex- ‘from’ + onus, oner- ‘a burden’.