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clear someone's name

clear someone's name verb: to prove the innocence of a person previously considered or suspected to be guilty.

Verb

clear someone's name (third-person singular simple present clears someone's name, present participle clearing someone's name, simple past and past participle cleared someone's name)

  1. To prove the innocence of a person previously considered or suspected to be guilty.
    • Sanjiv Clement has been labeled a traitor, but his friend is sure he was taken against his will by exiles and asked for proof to help clear Sanjiv's name.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Task: Traitor or Victim?

Forms of clear someone's name

third-person singular presentclears someone's name
present participleclearing someone's name
past participlecleared someone's name
pastcleared someone's name

Questions about clear someone's name

What does clear someone's name mean?
Clear someone's name means to prove the innocence of a person previously considered or suspected to be guilty.
What part of speech is clear someone's name?
Clear someone's name is a verb.
What is the past tense of clear someone's name?
The past tense of clear someone's name is cleared someone's name.

Words near clear someone's name in the dictionary

  1. Clear Range
  2. clear round
  3. clear rounds
  4. clear sailing
  5. Clear Script
  6. clear someone's name
  7. clear stuff
  8. clear the air
  9. clear the decks
  10. clear the ground
  11. clear the market

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