Exonerate

v. t.	1.	To unload; to disburden; to discharge. [imp. & p. p. Exonerated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Exonerating .] 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.
	3.	To discharge from duty or obligation, as a bail.

Verb

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exonerate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" Synonyms: acquit, assoil, exculpate, discharge, clear

absolve, amnesty, clear, decontaminate, destigmatize, disburden, discharge, dismiss, dispense from, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exempt from, forgive, free, give absolution, grant amnesty to, grant forgiveness, grant immunity, grant remission, justify, let go, let off, nonpros, pardon, purge, quash the charge, release, remit, set free, shrive, spare, vindicate, whitewash, withdraw the charge