kāi​tuō

to exonerate

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to exonerate
to absolve someone of guilt or blame; to exculpate or vindicate
to excuse oneself
to shift blame or make excuses to get out of a responsibility; to try to talk one's way out of a situation

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.35 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.04 per million

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