exculpate

ex·cul·pate

E0268300 (ĕk′skəl-pāt′, ĭk-skŭl′-)tr.v. ex·cul·pat·ed, ex·cul·pat·ing, ex·cul·pates To clear of guilt or blame.

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[Medieval Latin exculpāre, exculpāt- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin culpa, guilt.]

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ex·cul′pa·ble (ĭk-skŭl′pə-bəl) adj.ex′cul·pa′tion n.

exculpate

(ˈɛkskʌlˌpeɪt; ɪkˈskʌlpeɪt) vb (tr) to free from blame or guilt; vindicate or exonerate[C17: from Medieval Latin exculpāre, from Latin ex-¹ + culpāre to blame, from culpa fault, blame] exculpable adj ˌexculˈpation n exˈculpatory adj

ex•cul•pate

(ˈɛk skʌlˌpeɪt, ɪkˈskʌl peɪt)

v.t. -pat•ed, -pat•ing. to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate. [1650–60; ex-¹ + Latin culpātus, past participle of culpāre to blame; see culpable] ex•cul′pa•ble (-pə bəl) adj. ex`cul•pa′tion, n.

exculpate

Past participle: exculpated
Gerund: exculpating

Imperative
exculpate
exculpate

Present
I exculpate
you exculpate
he/she/it exculpates
we exculpate
you exculpate
they exculpate

Preterite
I exculpated
you exculpated
he/she/it exculpated
we exculpated
you exculpated
they exculpated

Present Continuous
I am exculpating
you are exculpating
he/she/it is exculpating
we are exculpating
you are exculpating
they are exculpating

Present Perfect
I have exculpated
you have exculpated
he/she/it has exculpated
we have exculpated
you have exculpated
they have exculpated

Past Continuous
I was exculpating
you were exculpating
he/she/it was exculpating
we were exculpating
you were exculpating
they were exculpating

Past Perfect
I had exculpated
you had exculpated
he/she/it had exculpated
we had exculpated
you had exculpated
they had exculpated

Future
I will exculpate
you will exculpate
he/she/it will exculpate
we will exculpate
you will exculpate
they will exculpate

Future Perfect
I will have exculpated
you will have exculpated
he/she/it will have exculpated
we will have exculpated
you will have exculpated
they will have exculpated

Future Continuous
I will be exculpating
you will be exculpating
he/she/it will be exculpating
we will be exculpating
you will be exculpating
they will be exculpating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been exculpating
you have been exculpating
he/she/it has been exculpating
we have been exculpating
you have been exculpating
they have been exculpating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been exculpating
you will have been exculpating
he/she/it will have been exculpating
we will have been exculpating
you will have been exculpating
they will have been exculpating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been exculpating
you had been exculpating
he/she/it had been exculpating
we had been exculpating
you had been exculpating
they had been exculpating

Conditional
I would exculpate
you would exculpate
he/she/it would exculpate
we would exculpate
you would exculpate
they would exculpate

Past Conditional
I would have exculpated
you would have exculpated
he/she/it would have exculpated
we would have exculpated
you would have exculpated
they would have exculpated

exculpate

To clear someone of any guilt or blame.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

exculpate - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"acquit, assoil, exonerate, discharge, clearvindicate - clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"whitewash - exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of datapurge - clear of a chargepronounce, label, judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

exculpate

verbTo free from a charge or imputation of guilt:absolve, clear, exonerate, vindicate.Law: acquit, purge.

Translations

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