Past tense of exonerate
regular verb
The past tense of exonerate is exonerated. The past participle is also exonerated.
Forms of exonerate
| Base form (V1) | exonerate /ɪɡˈzɒnəɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | exonerated |
| Past participle (V3) | exonerated |
| Present participle | exonerating |
| Third person singular | exonerates |
Exonerated in a sentence
- This week, two men were completely exonerated.1979 April 28, Tom Reeves, “Revere Sex Cases Resolved”, in Gay Community News, page 1. From the entry nol pros
Meaning of exonerate
- verb To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
- verb Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).
- verb To free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task.
Questions about the past tense of exonerate
- What is the past tense of exonerate?
- The past tense of exonerate is exonerated.
- What is the past participle of exonerate?
- The past participle of exonerate is exonerated.
- Is exonerate a regular or irregular verb?
- Exonerate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: exonerate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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