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- Dictionaryexculpate/ˈɛkskʌlpeɪt/
verb
- 1. show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing: formal "the article exculpated the mayor"
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The meaning of EXCULPATE is to clear from alleged fault or guilt. How to use exculpate in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Exculpate.
to remove blame from someone: The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known. Synonyms. clear. exonerate formal. Opposite. convict. Compare. acquit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Innocent.
Exculpate definition: to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate. . See examples of EXCULPATE used in a sentence.
to remove blame from someone: The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known. Synonyms. clear. exonerate formal. Opposite. convict. Compare. acquit. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Innocent.
Definition of exculpate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To exculpate means to find someone not guilty of criminal charges. If you've been wrongly accused of robbery, you'd better hope a judge will exculpate you, unless you want to go to jail because you've heard prison food is amazing.
noun. exculpatory (exˈculpaˌtory) adjective. Word origin. < L ex, out + culpatus, pp. of culpare, to blame < culpa, fault. exculpate in American English. (ˈekskʌlˌpeit, ɪkˈskʌlpeit) transitive verb Word forms: -pated, -pating. to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
