exonerate /ɪɡˈzɒnəˌreɪt/ TEM8 ( exonerating, exonerated, exonerates )

• 1. 

  V-T If a court, report, or person in authority exonerates someone, they officially say or show that that person is not responsible for something wrong or unpleasant that has happened. 宣判···无罪; 证明...的清白 [正式]

  例：

  The official report basically exonerated everyone.

  该官方报告基本洗脱了所有人的干系。

  例：

  An investigation exonerated the school from any blame.

  一项调查使该校免受一切指控。

• 2. 

  exoneration N-UNCOUNT

  例：

  They expected complete exoneration for their clients.

  他们希望其委托人能完全开脱罪嫌。