| absolve(verb, clear, release, maintain, free) |
| acquit(verb, clear, release, maintain, free) |
| argue(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| claim(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| clear(verb, maintain, free, claim, defend) |
| confute(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| corroborate(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| discharge(verb, clear, release, free, excuse) |
| disprove(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| do justice to(verb, expression, idiom, maintain, uphold) |
| exculpate(verb, clear, release, maintain, free) |
| excuse(verb, clear, maintain, free, defend) |
| exonerate(verb, clear, release, maintain, free) |
| extenuate(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| free(verb, clear, maintain, claim, defend) |
| free from blame(verb, expression, idiom, maintain, uphold) |
| guard(verb, maintain, defend, uphold, prove) |
| let go(verb, expression, clear, release, free) |
| let off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, clear, release) |
| let off the hook(verb, expression, idiom, clear, release) |