English → Latin
“exonerate” in Latin
exonerōto unload, discharge; to exonerate; to free, relievelevōto raise, elevate, lift up; to make light, lighten; to relieve, ease, comfortlīberōto free, set free, liberate; to release, deliver; to absolve, acquit
The English word exonerate itself goes back to Latin onus, through exonerātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exonerate
exonerare (PROP. and figuratively): levare: liberare: solvere aliqua re (figuratively, to set free from; free from). For “to exonerate from a charge,” etc., and “to exonerate one’s self.” [Vid: EXCULPATE.] For “to exonerate from suspicion,” Vid: SUSPICION.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exonerate?
- The usual Latin words for “exonerate” are exonerō, levō, līberō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.