Both Uses of
exonerate
in
The Da Vinci Code
- Sophie had promised she would do everything in her power to exonerate Langdon once this was over, but Langdon was starting to fear it might not matter.
Chpt 81-82 *exonerate = free of blame
- Silas was supposed to break in and steal the keystone from you in Château Villette—thus removing you from the equation without hurting you, and exonerating me from any suspicion of complicity.
Chpt 99-100exonerating = freeing
Definition:
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(exonerate) to free someone from blame
or more rarely:
to free someone from an obligation