exculpate
to clear someone of blame or guilt
Word origin: From Latin ex-, out of, plus culpa, blame.
Exculpate in a sentence
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New evidence served to exculpate the wrongly accused man.
New forensic evidence emerged that fully exculpated the man convicted two decades earlier.
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Because the evidence linking the additive to the illness remained blank, regulators declined to issue a ban and instead called for further study.
Using “exculpate” well
Exculpate means to clear of blame or guilt. It is a close synonym of exonerate; both contrast directly with incriminate, and the shared culp root means fault.
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