verb
1.
Synonyms: exempt , discharge, dispense, excuse, let off, privilege (from), relieve, spare
2.
Synonyms: exculpate , acquit, clear, disculpate, exonerate, vindicate
Related Word: discharge, free, release
Contrasted words: condemn, doom, sentence; chasten, discipline, punish
Antonyms: charge (with), hold (to)