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ex·on·er·ate

(ĭg-zŏn′ə-rāt′)

tr.v. ex·on·er·at·ed, ex·on·er·at·ing, ex·on·er·ates

1. To free from blame.

2. To free from a responsibility, obligation, or task.

[Middle English exoneraten, from Latin exonerāre, exonerāt-, to free from a burden : ex-, ex- + onus, oner-, burden.]

ex·on′er·a′tion n.

ex·on′er·a′tive adj.

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Adj.

exonerative - providing absolution

absolvitory, forgiving

exculpatory - clearing of guilt or blame

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