EXCULPATE


Meaning of EXCULPATE in English

v.tr. formal 1 free from blame.

2 (foll. by from) clear (a person) of a charge.

Derivatives:

exculpation n. exculpatory adj.

Etymology: med.L exculpare exculpat- (as EX-(1), culpa blame)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.