Exonerate and Scapegoat

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Exonerate verb - To free from a charge of wrongdoing.

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Scapegoat is an antonym for exonerate.

Scapegoat noun - A person or thing taking the blame for others.

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Exonerate is an antonym for scapegoat.

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