exonerate: Word of the day for July 10, 2017

exonerate , v :
(transitive, now rare) To relieve (someone or something) of a load; to unburden (a load).
(obsolete, reflexive) Of a body of water: to discharge or empty (itself).
(transitive) To free from an obligation, responsibility or task.
(transitive) To free from accusation or blame.