Exonerate – Clear or free someone from blame or wrongdoing
(Pronounced eggs-on-er-ate)
To remember the definition of the word exonerate, use the following mnemonic:
The eggs on a date (exonerate) were clear of any faults. All the others had cracks.
Examples of exonerate in a sentence
The arrogant suspect thought he could easily exonerate himself from the testimony.
As your lawyer, I will do everything I can to exonerate your restaurant of the food poisoning accusations.
He studied the data and was confident it would exonerate him.