heypolyglot
Italian

scagionare

/ska.dʒoˈna.re/verbC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 10,731

Meaning

to clear, exonerate

  • to prove someone not guilty of a crime, fault, or accusation

In a sentence

La testimonianza del collega ha scagionato l'imputato da ogni sospetto.

The colleague's testimony cleared the defendant of all suspicion.

Pensi che le nuove prove possano scagionare definitivamente tuo fratello?

Do you think the new evidence can definitively exonerate your brother?

Il filmato della telecamera non scagiona l'indagato per quella notte.

The camera footage does not clear the suspect for that night.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
scagionareinfinitive
scagionoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
scagioniindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
scagionaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
scagioniamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
scagionateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
scagionanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
scagionavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
scagionaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
scagionavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
scagionavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
scagionavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
scagionavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
scagionaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
scagionastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
scagionòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
scagionammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
scagionasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
scagionaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
scagioneròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
scagioneraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
scagioneràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
scagioneremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
scagionereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
scagionerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
scagionisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
scagionisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
scagionisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
scagioniamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
scagioniatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
scagioninosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
scagionassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
scagionassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
scagionassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
scagionassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
scagionastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
scagionasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
scagionereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
scagioneresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
scagionerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
scagioneremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
scagioneresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
scagionerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
scagionaimperative · singular · 2nd person
scagioniamoimperative · plural · 1st person
scagionateimperative · plural · 2nd person
scagionandogerund
scagionatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Takes the preposition 'da' for the charge cleared: 'scagionare qualcuno da un'accusa'.

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