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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-662/
- Published: 2021-11-21T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-09-19T19:04:34.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:31

The word for today is…

exonerate (verb):

1 : to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship  
2 : to clear from accusation or blame

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exonerate?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Exonerate derives via Middle English from the past participle of the Latin verb exonerare, meaning “to unburden,” formed by combining the prefix ex- with onus, meaning “load” or “burden” (onus itself lives on with that meaning in English). In its earliest uses, dating from the 16th century, exonerate was used in the context of physical burdens—a ship, for example, could be exonerated of its cargo when it was unloaded. Later it was used in reference to any kind of burden, until a more specific sense developed, meaning “to relieve (someone) of blame.”

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