exonerate
verb (used with object)
to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate.
have exonerated
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present perfectof exonerate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Federal law enforcement officials have exonerated Shohei Ohtani, repeatedly describing him as a “victim” and clearing him of any wrongdoing in a gambling scandal involving his translator.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Courts in multiple countries have exonerated women after determining that too much weight had been given to the flotation test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
Chief Justice John Marshall ordered President Thomas Jefferson to produce a letter that might have exonerated the former vice president.
From Fox News ● Oct. 17, 2019
His lawyers have long argued that scientific evidence - including DNA under the victim's fingernails that was not Swearingen's - should have exonerated him.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2019
It would not have exonerated the poor little maid from carelessness, and there is no use in fostering a sense of injury or suspicion, when what is done cannot be undone,’ he said wearily.
From That Stick by Charlotte Mary Yonge
