How do you spell Exonerate?
Correct spelling
exonerate
Remember: EX-ON-ER-ATE - think 'removing ONus' with single letters throughout
Why is exonerate spelled this way?
From Latin exonerare, to free from burden. EX (from) + ONUS (burden). To exonerate is to lift the burden of blame — innocence restored through evidence.
Common misspellings of exonerate
exhonerateexonnerateexonorate
Example
New DNA evidence helped exonerate the wrongfully convicted prisoner after fifteen years.