Exculpate
Origin
From Latin ex culpa (ex ("from") + culpa ("blame")) + a Latinate ending.
Full definition of exculpate
Verb
- To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.
- 1907, w, The Dust of Conflict Chapter 4, The inquest on keeper Davidson was duly held, and at the commencement seemed likely to cause Tony Palliser less anxiety than he had expected. Northrop knew all about Tony's flirtation with Lucy Davidson, but it also knew a good deal more about that lady than Tony did, and exculpated him.