[He] confessed to a plot to murder the broker…and inculpated the Count in the crime (Washington Irving).
The poor lady could have had no rational motive for inculpating herself (Thomas De Quincey).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|cul|pate — «dihs KUHL payt», transitive verb, pat|ed, pat|ing. to free from blame or fault; exculpate. ╂[< Medieval Latin disculpare (with English ate1) < Latin dis not + culpāre to blame < … Useful english dictionary
ex|cul|pate — «EHKS kuhl payt, ehk SKUHL », transitive verb, pat|ed, pat|ing. to free from blame; prove innocent: »The driver was exculpated by the testimony of several witnesses. SYNONYM(S): exonerate, clear. ╂[< Medieval Latin exculpare (with English … Useful english dictionary
ex·cul·pate — … Useful english dictionary
cul — ac·cul·tur·ate; ac·cul·tur·a·tion; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·al; ac·cul·tur·a·tion·ist; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cul·tur·ize; ag·ri·cul·tur·al; ag·ri·cul·ture; ag·ri·cul·tur·ist; an·a·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·al; api·cul·ture; api·cul·tur·ist;… … English syllables
pate — ad·dle·pate; ad·i·pate; an·tic·i·pate; apoc·o·pate; clod·pate; col·pate; con·sti·pate; cris·pate; cus·pate; dis·cre·pate; dis·cul·pate; dun·der·pate; epis·co·pate; ex·cul·pate; ex·tir·pate; for·ci·pate; in·cul·pate; man·ci·pate; nun·cu·pate;… … English syllables
in´cul|pa´tion — in|cul|pate «ihn KUHL payt, IHN kuhl », transitive verb, pat|ed, pat|ing. 1. to involve in responsibility for wrongdoing; incriminate: »[He] confessed to a plot to murder the broker…and inculpated the Count in the crime (Washington Irving) … Useful english dictionary
disculpate — dis·cul·pate … English syllables
exculpate — ex·cul·pate … English syllables
inculpate — in·cul·pate … English syllables
exculpate — ex•cul•pate [[t]ˈɛk skʌlˌpeɪt, ɪkˈskʌl peɪt[/t]] v. t. pat•ed, pat•ing to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate • Etymology: 1650–60; ex I+ L culpātus, ptp. of culpāre to blame; see culpable ex•cul′pa•ble pə bəl adj.… … From formal English to slang
