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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Exculpate

/ĕkˌ-skŭl'-pāt/ · Ex·cul·pate · IPA /ˈɛkskəlpeɪt/
01 v. t. To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.
imp. & p. p. Exculpated
  1. 1.
    To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.
    “He exculpated himself from being the author of the heroic epistle.” — Mason.
    “I exculpate him further for his writing against me.” Milman.