exculpate

To exculpate is defined as to free from guilt or blame.

(verb)

An example of to exculpate is telling someone that an accident was not their fault.

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See exculpate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb exculpated, exculpating

to free from blame; declare or prove guiltless

Origin: < L ex, out + culpatus, pp. of culpare, to blame < culpa, fault

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See exculpate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ex·cul·pat·ed, ex·cul·pat·ing, ex·cul·pates
To clear of guilt or blame.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin exculpāre, exculpāt-

Origin: : Latin ex-, ex-

Origin: + Latin culpa, guilt

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Related Forms:

  • ex·culˈpa·ble (ĭk-skŭlˈpə-bəl) adjective
  • exˌcul·paˈtion noun

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