exculpate

UK: /ˈɛkskʌlˌpeɪt/, /ɪkˈskʌlpeɪt/

US: (ek′skul pāt′, ik skul′pāt)

Inflections of 'exculpate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

exculpates

v 3rd person singular

exculpating

v pres p

exculpated

v past

exculpated

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ex•cul•pate  (ek′skul pāt′, ik skul′pāt), v.t., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. 

1. to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame;
   vindicate.

• Latin exculpātus freed from blame, equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + culpātus blamed (past participle of culpāre; see culpable)
• 1650–60

ex•cul•pa•ble  (ik skul′pə bəl), adj.  ex′cul•pa′tion, n. 

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exculpate / ˈɛkskʌlˌpeɪt ɪkˈskʌlpeɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to free from blame or guilt; vindicate or exonerate

Etymology: 17th Century: from Medieval Latin exculpāre, from Latin ex-¹ + culpāre to blame, from culpa fault, blame

exculpable / ɪkˈskʌlpəb^əl/ adjective

ˌexculˈpation noun

exˈculpatory adjective