Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task.

    abnehmen, befreien, entbinden

    освобожда́тьosvoboždátʹ, освободи́тьosvobodítʹ

  2. (transitive)To free (someone) from accusation or blame.

    entlasten, freisprechen, lossprechen

    опра́вдыватьoprávdyvatʹ, оправда́тьopravdátʹ

  3. (archaic, transitive)To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).

    erleichtern

    разгружа́тьrazgružátʹ, разгрузи́тьrazgruzítʹ

  4. (obsolete, reflexive)Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).

    ausleeren, entleeren, abfließen

    опустоша́тьсяopustošátʹsja, опустоши́тьсяopustošítʹsja

More definitions
  • pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

Examples

13 sentences

  1. Tom has been exonerated by the court.

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  2. Tom was exonerated by the court.

    ruТом был оправдан судом. — odexed

    deTom wurde vom Gericht freigesprochen. — Luiaard

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  3. Tom has been exonerated.

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  4. Tom hasn't been exonerated yet.

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  5. Tom hasn't yet been exonerated.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load):
of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself):
to free from an obligation, responsibility or task:
to free from accusation or blame:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load):
of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself):
to free from an obligation, responsibility or task:
to free from accusation or blame:

Origin

From Middle English exoneraten (attested in past participle exonerated), from Latin exoner

From Middle English exoneraten (attested in past participle exonerated), from Latin exonerātus, past perfect participle of exonerō (“to discharge, unload; to exonerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Exonerō is from ex- (“out, from”) + onerō (“to burden, lade; to load”) further from onus (oner-) (“a burden, load”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃énh₂os (“burden, load”), from *h₃enh₂- (“to charge, onerate”). Compare French exonérer.

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Forms

exonerates, exonerating, exonerated, exonerated
Base formexonerate · to exonerate
3rd person singularexonerates
Present participleexonerating
Past simpleexonerated
Past participleexonerated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexonerate
he, she, itexonerates

Past simpleLesson

all personsexonerated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave exonerated
he, she, ithas exonerated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill exonerate

Synonyms

12 synonyms
vindicateC2clearB1absolveacquitexculpateacquittanceassoilassoilziedisculpdisculpate
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words
Relatedexonerationexoneratorexonerative
Derivedexonerableexoneratedexoneree

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
exitB1exodusC1exoplanetexorbitantexorciseexorcismC2

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