Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

exonerate

 

to free from blame, clear of an accusation

 

Many a person has been exonerated posthumously, to which many a survivor has reacted with ambivalence, happy that a good name has been restored, sad that the restoration didn't come sooner.

 

Related English words: exoneration, exonerative, exonerator

 

Latin root words: exonero, exonerare, exoneravi, exoneratus - to unburden, free; onus, oneris, n. - load, burden 

 

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