disculpate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- [ˈdɪskʌɫpeɪt] (UK)
- [ˈdɪskʊɫpeɪt] (UK)
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.
Meanings
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(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
He […] endeavoured to disculpate the youth, and left no method untried to soften the tyrant's rage.
1764, Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto, section II:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disculpates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disculpated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disculpated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| disculpating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
culpate · exculpate · culpable · disculp · mea culpa · culprit · inculpate
Synonyms
exonerate · assoilzie · acquittance · absolve · clear · assoil · absolve · disculp · acquit · exculpate · disculpate · exculpate · vindicate · clear