exonerate
verb (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they exonerate | |
| he / she / it exonerates | |
| past simple exonerated | |
| past participle exonerated | |
| -ing form exonerating |
to officially state that somebody is not responsible for something that they have been blamed for 宣布（某人）无罪；免除责任 - exonerate somebody (from something)
The police report exonerated Lewis from all charges of corruption. 警方的报告免除了对刘易斯贪污的所有指控。 The president cannot be exonerated from responsibility for this problem. 不能免除总统对这个问题的责任。 - exonerate somebody of something
The report exonerates the president of any knowledge of the arms deal. 这份报告证明总统对军火交易一无所知。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin exonerat- ‘freed from a burden’, from the verb exonerare, from ex- ‘from’ + onus, oner- ‘a burden’.- exonerate somebody (from something)