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  1. 1. v. t. To unload; to disburden; to discharge. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To discharge from duty or obligation, as a ball. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. v:100 v pronounce not guilty of criminal charges Source: ecdict

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