Polyglot Dictionary

inocentar

/inosẽˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
inocento
preterite (eu)
inocentei
past participle
inocentado

Meaning

  1. to acquit

    • Inocentaram o réu.

      They acquitted the defendant.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

absolver

absolver is more formal, a legal court term; inocentar is more general, to clear someone's name or prove their innocence — both mean "to acquit."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

absolver

absolver is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to acquit."

Practice

1 What does inocentar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches inocentar?

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