exculpate
/ˌeksˈkʌlpeɪt/ek-SKUHL-payt
/ˌɛksˈkʌlpeɪt/ek-SKUHL-payt
Meaningto free from blame
Common meaning: to clear of blame
- exout
- culpblame, a faultLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 488 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘out’ + ‘blame, a fault’ → exculpate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin culpa ‘blame, a fault’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry culpa, p. 488 · dictionary scan
Roots
- culpa, -ae Latin “blame, a fault”
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