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Another word for exculpate

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Verb

  1. To free from a charge or imputation of guilt

      1. (Law) To clear (a person) of a charge or conviction.
      2. To become clean, clear, or pure
      3. (Computers) To clear (a storage device) of unwanted data.
      1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite, to fulfill.
      2. To clear (a person) of a charge, as by declaring him or her not guilty; exonerate
      3. (Reflexive) To clear one’s self.
      1. To lay claim to or establish possession of (something for oneself or another)
      2. To defend or maintain (a cause, claim, etc.) against opposition
      3. To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof:
      1. To free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare or prove blameless; exculpate
      2. To relieve of (a duty, obligation, etc.)
      1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
      2. To become clear, unclouded, etc.
      3. In a clear manner; so as to be clear
      1. To free (from a duty, promise, etc.)
      2. To give religious absolution to
      3. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
    See also:

    law

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Another word for exculpate

Verb
      1. To show forgiveness; be inclined to forgive
      2. To relent in being angry or in wishing to exact punishment for (an offense or fault).
      3. To give up resentment against or stop wanting to punish (someone) for an offense or fault; pardon.
      1. To free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare or prove blameless; exculpate
      2. To relieve of (a duty, obligation, etc.)
      1. To grant a remission of sin to.
      2. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame.
      3. To give religious absolution to
    See also:

    excuse

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Sentence Examples

  • Both men were endeavouring to exculpate themselves, and therefore both statements are subject to suspicion.

  • The change of plan explains, although it may not exculpate, the formlessness and loose construction of the work, its extremes of realistic detail and poetic allegory.

  • The latter, however, is their present aim, and some attempt appears to have been made in them to exculpate one whose accession finds a Judaean parallel in Jehoram (2 Chron.

  • The notes' bearing upon the interview which he obtained with the king show that he had begun to see more clearly the nature and extent of the offences with which he was charged, that he now felt it impossible altogether to exculpate himself, and that his hopes were directed towards obtaining some mitigation of his sentence.

  • It also created a great impression in England, where it was believed that the Bandieras' correspondence with Mazzini (q.v.) had been tampered with, and that information as to the proposed expedition had been forwarded to the Austrian and Neapolitan governments by the British foreign office; recent publications, however, especially the biography of Sir James Graham, tend to exculpate the British government.

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