exonerate
English
/ɪɡˈzɒnəɹeɪt/, /ɪɡˈzɑnəˌɹeɪt/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
- (obsolete) Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).
- (transitive) To free from an obligation, responsibility or task.
- (transitive) To free from accusation or blame.
Etymology
Derived from Latin exonerāt- derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃énh₂os (load, burden), *h₃enh₂- (burden, charge, onerate, name).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃enh₂-
Gloss
burden, charge, onerate, name
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
名
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- exonerable English
- exonerateth English
- exonerative English
- exonerator English
- exoneree English
- onerate English
- onus probandi English
- exonero Latin
- exonerāt- Latin
- oneratus Latin
- onere Latin
- onero Latin
- onerosus Latin
- onus Latin
- ὄνομαι Ancient Greek
- *h₃enh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃enh₂ostos Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃énh₂os Proto-Indo-European
- *Hánas Proto-Indo-Iranian