Exculpate (verb)
ek-sul-payt
To clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate
First recorded in 1650–60. From Latin exculpātus, “freed from blame,” equivalent to ex-1, “without” + culpātus, “blamed,” past participle of culpāre; see culpable.
Example sentences
“In time they would exculpate him of all accusations and apologise.”
