verb
disculpate
Disculpate (verb) means to free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
verb
1
To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin disculpātus, perfect passive participle of disculpō (“to disculpate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dis- (“off”, denoting the ending of an action) + culpō (“to blame”), from culpa (“fault”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of disculp.
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"disculpate" (verb) means to free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.