exculpate
1 of 1verb/ˈɛkskʌlpeɪt/
Forms:exculpates,exculpating,exculpated,exculpated
1
to clear someone's name of accusations and prove their innocence
- The new evidence helped to exculpate the wrongly accused man.
- She worked tirelessly to exculpate her friend from the false charges.
- The lawyer presented compelling arguments that exculpated her client from the accusations.
- They are hoping that the upcoming trial will exculpate the defendant.
- He was exculpated by the new witness testimony that disproved the allegations.
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