exculpatev.

/ˈɛkskəlpeɪt/

/ɛksˈkʌlpeɪt/

Etymology: < ex- prefix¹ + Latin culpa blame + -ate suffix³. Compare Italian scolpare, medieval Latin *exculpāre implied in exculpātio (Du Cange).

a. transitive. To free from blame; to declare free from guilt; to clear from an accusation or blame.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > justify [verb (transitive)] > exculpate

cleansea1000

skere?c1225

unwreea1250

spurge1303

sunyiea1325

disblamec1374

quita1400

whitena1400

emplasterc1405

declare1460

clear1481

absolve1496

purgea1530

free1560

clenge1592

disculp1602

uncharge1604

exonerate1655

exculpate1656

wash1659

excriminate1661

to wipe the mouth of1687

disculpate1693

whitewash1703

rehabilitate1847

1656 [see sense 1b].

1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

1758–9 R. Lowth Life William of Wykeham v. 156 Men who had been.. punished in the parliament of 1376, and who had gotten themselves exculpated in the succeeding parliament.

1841 G. P. R. James Brigand xx She exculpates me from blame in this matter.

1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxii. 18 The latter stood exculpated on both charges.

reflexive.1748 S. Richardson Clarissa v. 189 Such is the desire which every-one has to exculpate himself by blackening his neighbour.1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 110 From this charge of inconsistency I shall best exculpate myself by the full statement of the third system.1863 M. Oliphant Salem Chapel I. iv. 63 Poor Vincent made a hasty effort to exculpate himself from the soft impeachment.

†b. intransitive for reflexive. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > justify [verb (intransitive)] > have sufficient excuse or be exculpated

exculpate1656

to be excused1954

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Exculpate, to cleer ones self of a fault.

1780 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 315 To be over earnest in endeavours to exculpate, previous to accusation, would imply [etc.].

1783 E. Burke Rep. Affairs India in Wks. (1819) XI. 326 Doubts whether the refusal to exculpate by oath can be used..to infer any presumption of guilt.

2. Of things:

†a. To serve as an excuse for; to justify. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > justify [verb (transitive)] > justify or sanction > specifically of things

authorize1589

justify1603

warrant1654

exculpate1706

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) Good meaning will never exculpate blind and Superstitious Devotion.

b. To furnish ground for exculpating. Const. from.

ΚΠ

1783 E. Burke Rep. Affairs India in Wks. (1819) XI. 132 Evidence, which may tend to criminate, or exculpate, every person.

1868 F. W. Farrar Seekers after God i. vi. 83 The general tenor of his life has sufficient weight to exculpate him from an unsupported accusation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	exculpate
释义	exculpateadj. /ɛksˈkʌlpət/ Etymology: < exculpate v.: see -ate suffix². Declared guiltless; free from blame. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > exculpated sheerc1275 whitewashed1700 exculpate1814 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision (Chandos) 227 These spirits stood exculpate. 1830 W. Phillips Mt. Sinai iv. 163 Casting on his peers The burden of their mutual sin, Himself exculpate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018). exculpatev. /ˈɛkskəlpeɪt//ɛksˈkʌlpeɪt/ Etymology: < ex- prefix¹ + Latin culpa blame + -ate suffix³. Compare Italian scolpare, medieval Latin exculpāre implied in exculpātio* (Du Cange). 1. a. transitive. To free from blame; to declare free from guilt; to clear from an accusation or blame. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > justify [verb (transitive)] > exculpate cleansea1000 skere?c1225 unwreea1250 spurge1303 sunyiea1325 disblamec1374 quita1400 whitena1400 emplasterc1405 declare1460 clear1481 absolve1496 purgea1530 free1560 clenge1592 disculp1602 uncharge1604 exonerate1655 exculpate1656 wash1659 excriminate1661 to wipe the mouth of1687 disculpate1693 whitewash1703 rehabilitate1847 1656 [see sense 1b]. 1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 1758–9 R. Lowth Life William of Wykeham v. 156 Men who had been.. punished in the parliament of 1376, and who had gotten themselves exculpated in the succeeding parliament. 1841 G. P. R. James Brigand xx She exculpates me from blame in this matter. 1850 G. Grote Hist. Greece VIII. ii. lxii. 18 The latter stood exculpated on both charges. reflexive.1748 S. Richardson Clarissa v. 189 Such is the desire which every-one has to exculpate himself by blackening his neighbour.1809–10 S. T. Coleridge Friend (1865) 110 From this charge of inconsistency I shall best exculpate myself by the full statement of the third system.1863 M. Oliphant Salem Chapel I. iv. 63 Poor Vincent made a hasty effort to exculpate himself from the soft impeachment. †b. intransitive for reflexive. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > justify [verb (intransitive)] > have sufficient excuse or be exculpated exculpate1656 to be excused1954 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Exculpate, to cleer ones self of a fault. 1780 E. Burke Corr. (1844) II. 315 To be over earnest in endeavours to exculpate, previous to accusation, would imply [etc.]. 1783 E. Burke Rep. Affairs India in Wks. (1819) XI. 326 Doubts whether the refusal to exculpate by oath can be used..to infer any presumption of guilt. 2. Of things: †a. To serve as an excuse for; to justify. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > justify [verb (transitive)] > justify or sanction > specifically of things authorize1589 justify1603 warrant1654 exculpate1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) (at cited word) Good meaning will never exculpate blind and Superstitious Devotion. b. To furnish ground for exculpating. Const. from. ΚΠ 1783 E. Burke Rep. Affairs India in Wks. (1819) XI. 132 Evidence, which may tend to criminate, or exculpate, every person. 1868 F. W. Farrar Seekers after God i. vi. 83 The general tenor of his life has sufficient weight to exculpate him from an unsupported accusation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1814v.1656
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exculpateadj.

exculpatev.