exonerate
/ɛksəˈneɪt/ · ex.on.e.rate
verb
- To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load). The doctor helped exonerate the patient of the heavy cast.
- Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself). The lake exonerated itself of excess water through the newly installed drainage system.
- To free from an obligation, responsibility or task. The company exonerated its employees of the extra workload for the next quarter.
adjective
- Freed from an obligation; freed from accusation or blame; acquitted, exonerated. The acquitted defendant was finally exonerated after years of wrongful accusations.
Did you know? The word 'exonerate' has been used in various contexts, including law and medicine, to convey the idea of relieving someone or something of a load or responsibility.