exonerate
/ɪgˈzɒnəreɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case(尤指官方机构经适当考虑后)免除…的责任; 使免受(责备等); 宣布…无罪:
the court martial exonerated me
军事法庭宣布我无罪
they should exonerate these men from this crime.
他们应该免除这些人对这一罪行的责任。
2
exonerate someone from
release someone from (a duty or obligation)免除; 解除(责任或义务)。
派生词
exoneration
nounexonerative
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin exonerat- 'freed from a burden', from the verb exonerare, from ex- 'from'+onus, oner- 'a burden'.