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verb
To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: absolve, clear, exculpate, acquittance, assoil, assoilzie, acquit, disculp, disculpate, exonerate, vindicate
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
