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- [am-nuh-stee]
- /ˈæm nə sti/
- /ˈæmnəstɪd/
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- [am-nuh-stee]
- /ˈæm nə sti/
Definitions of amnestied word
- noun plural amnestied a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction. 1
- noun plural amnestied Law. an act of forgiveness for past offenses, especially to a class of persons as a whole. 1
- noun plural amnestied a forgetting or overlooking of any past offense. 1
- verb with object amnestied to grant amnesty to; pardon. 1
- noun amnestied Simple past tense and past participle of amnesty. 1
- adjective amnestied That has been given amnesty; whose past offences have been forgiven. 0
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Origin of amnestied
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; (< Middle French amnestie) < Greek amnēstía oblivion, equivalent to ámnēst(os) forgetting (a- a-6 + mnēs- remember + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -ia -y3
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Parts of speech for Amnestied
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preposition
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exclamation
amnestied popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
amnestied usage trend in Literature
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verb amnestied
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
- pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- vindicate — to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate someone's honor.
- rationalize — to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
Antonyms for amnestied
verb amnestied
- blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
- censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- convict — If someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a law court.
- damn — Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience.
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