ex·cul·pate [ ékskəl pàyt, ik skúl pàyt ](past and past participleex·cul·pat·ed, present participleex·cul·pat·ing, 3rd person present singularex·cul·pates)
transitive verb
Definition:
prove somebody innocent: to free somebody from blame or accusation of guilt
(
formal
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[Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin exculpat-, past participle of exculpare "remove from blame" < Latin culpa "blame"]
