inculpate

UK: /ˈɪnkʌlˌpeɪt/

US: /ɪnˈkʌlpeɪt, ˈɪnkʌlpeɪt/

US: (in kul′pāt, in′kul pāt)

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

inculpates

v 3rd person singular

inculpating

v pres p

inculpated

v past

inculpated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•cul•pate /ɪnˈkʌlpeɪt, ˈɪnkʌlpeɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -pat•ed, -pat•ing. 

1. Law to incriminate.

See -culp-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•cul•pate  (in kul′pāt, in′kul pāt), v.t., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. 

1. to charge with fault; blame;
   accuse.
2. Law to involve in a charge;
   incriminate.

• Late Latin inculpātus past participle of inculpāre to blame, equivalent. to Latin in- in-² + culp(a) fault + -ātus -ate¹; compare culpable
• 1790–1800

in′cul•pa′tion, n. 
in•cul•pa•to•ry  (in kul′pə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē), adj.  Antonyms

• 1, 2. exonerate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

inculpate / ˈɪnkʌlˌpeɪt ɪnˈkʌlpeɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to incriminate; cause blame to be imputed to

Etymology: 18th Century: from Late Latin inculpāre, from Latin culpāre to blame, from culpa fault, blame

ˌinculˈpation noun

inculpative / ɪnˈkʌlpətɪv/, inculpatory / ɪnˈkʌlpətərɪ -trɪ/ adjective