exonerate
pronunciation
How to pronounce exonerate in British English:
UK [ɪgˈzɒnəreɪt]
How to pronounce exonerate in American English:
US [ɪgˈzɑnəreɪt]
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- Verb:
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Word Origin
- exonerate (v.)
- mid-15c., from Latin exoneratus, past participle of exonerare "remove a burden, discharge, unload," from ex- "off" (see ex-) + onerare "to unload; overload, oppress," from onus (genitive oneris) "burden" (see onus). Related: Exonerated; exonerating.
Example
- 1. But the findings don 't exonerate toyota from two known issues blamed for sudden acceleration in its vehicles : sticky accelerator pedals and floor mats that can trap accelerator pedals to the floor .
- 2. A renault spokeswoman said she wasn 't personally aware of any steps to exonerate the three managers , but added : ' it 's quite normal that we prepare certain things according to different scenarios , ' she added .
- 3. The researchers found that buying green had such a strong licensing effect that people were likely to lie , cheat and steal : they had established such strong moral credentials in their own minds that these appeared to exonerate them from what they did next .
- 4. Such precision , he said , can also exonerate innocent suspects .
- 5. The story points out that the findings don 't exonerate toyota from two known issues blamed for sudden acceleration in its vehicles : sticky accelerator pedals and floor mats that can trap accelerator pedals to the floor .