English-Thai Dictionary

exonerate

VT ทำให้ พ้น จาก ความผิด  ทำให้ พ้น จาก ข้อกล่าวหา  absolve excuse vindicate tam-hai-pon-jak-kwam-pid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXONERATE

v.t.egzon'erate. [L. exonero; ex and onero, to load, onus, a load. ] 1. To unload; to disburden.
The vessels exonerate themselves into a common duct.
But more generally, in a figurative sense.
2. To cast off, as a charge or as blame resting on one; to clear of something that lies upon the character as an imputation; as, to exonerate one's self from blame, or from the charge of avarice.
3. To cast off, as an obligation, debt or duty; to discharge of responsibility or liability; as, a surety exonerates himself by producing a man in court.

 

EXONERATED

pp. Unloaded; disburdened; freed from a charge, imputation or responsibility.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXONERATE

Ex *on "er *ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exonerated; p. pr. & vb. n.Exonerating. ] Etym: [L. exoneratus, p. p. of exonerare to free from a burden; ex out, from onerare to load, onus load. See Onerous. ]

 

1. To unload; to disburden; to discharge. [Obs. ] All exonerate themselves into one common duct. Ray.

 

2. To relieve, in a moral sense, as of a charge, obligation, or load of blame resting on one; to clear of something that lies upon oppresses one, as an accusation or imputation; as, to exonerate one's self from blame, or from the charge of avarice. Burke.

 

3. To discharge from duty or obligation, as a ball.

 

Syn. - To absolve; acquit; exculpate. See Absolve.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

exonerate

ex on er ate |igˈzänəˌrāt ɪɡˈzɑnəˌreɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (esp. of an official body ) absolve (someone ) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, esp. after due consideration of the case: the court-martial exonerated me | they should exonerate these men from this crime. 2 (exonerate someone from ) release someone from (a duty or obligation ). DERIVATIVES ex on er a tive |-ˌrātiv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin exonerat- ‘freed from a burden, ’ from the verb exonerare, from ex- ‘from ’ + onus, oner- ‘a burden. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

exonerate

exonerate |ɪgˈzɒnəreɪt, ɛg- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 (of an official body ) absolve (someone ) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing: an inquiry exonerated those involved | they should exonerate these men from this crime. 2 (exonerate someone from ) release someone from (a duty or obligation ). DERIVATIVES exonerative |-rətɪv |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin exonerat- ‘freed from a burden ’, from the verb exonerare, from ex- ‘from ’ + onus, oner- ‘a burden ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

exonerate

exonerate verb 1 the inquiry exonerated them: absolve, clear, acquit, find innocent, discharge; formal exculpate. ANTONYMS charge, convict. 2 Pope Clement V exonerated the king from his oath: release, discharge, free, liberate; excuse, exempt, except, dispense; informal let off. ANTONYMS hold to. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See absolve . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

exonerate

exonerate verb 1 the inquiry exonerated Lewis and his company: absolve, clear, acquit, declare innocent, find innocent, pronounce not guilty, discharge; vindicate; rare exculpate. ANTONYMS charge, convict. 2 Pope Clement V exonerated the king from his oath to the barons: release, discharge, relieve, free, liberate; excuse, exempt, except; informal let off; rare dispense. ANTONYMS hold to.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

exonerate

ex on er ate /ɪɡzɑ́nərèɪt |-zɔ́n -/動詞 他動詞 1 …の疑いを晴らす , 【罪 容疑などから 】…の無罪を証明する «from , of » .2 【義務 責任 非難などから 】…を解除する, 免除する, 解放する «from » .ex ò n er á tion 名詞