exculpate
[verb]
Synonyms: absolve, acquit, clear, discharge, excuse, exonerate, pardon, vindicate

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Antonyms: inculpate
Contrasted words: blame, censure, denounce, reprehend, reprobate, incriminate, accuse, charge, arraign, indict, impeach, convict
Related Idioms: clear the (or one's) record, wipe the slate clean
Related Words: explain, justify, rationalize, condone, excuse, forgive, pardon, remit, amnesty, free, let off

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ex‧cul‧pate /ˈekskʌlpeɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: past participle of exculpare, from Latin culpa 'blame']
formal to prove that someone is not guilty of something
—exculpation /ˌekskʌlˈpeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

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