exculpateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈek.skəl.peɪt/us/ˈek.skəl.peɪt/formalto remove blame from someone:
The pilot of the aircraft will surely be exculpated when all the facts are known.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Innocent
- accuse
- acquit
- acquittal
- be above/beyond reproach idiom
- be in the clear idiom
- beat
- beat the rap idiom
- clear
- come up/out smelling of roses idiom
- culpable
- exonerate
- guiltless
- guilty
- innocence
- reproach
- responsibility
- responsible
- sin 1
- squeaky-clean
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exculpatory
adjective uk/ekˈskʌl.peɪ.tər.i/us/ekˈskʌl.peɪ.tɔːr.i/