Meaning

1 senses

  1. To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.

Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin disculpātus, perfect passive participle of disculpō (“to disc

Borrowed from Medieval Latin disculpātus, perfect passive participle of disculpō (“to disculpate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dis- (“off”, denoting the ending of an action) + culpō (“to blame”), from culpa (“fault”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Doublet of disculp.

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Forms

disculpates, disculpating, disculpated, disculpated
Base formdisculpate · to disculpate
3rd person singulardisculpates
Present participledisculpating
Past simpledisculpated
Past participledisculpated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydisculpate
he, she, itdisculpates

Past simpleLesson

all personsdisculpated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave disculpated
he, she, ithas disculpated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill disculpate

Synonyms

11 synonyms
clearB1vindicateC2absolveexculpateacquittanceassoilassoilzieacquitdisculpexonerate

Word family

6 related words
Relatedculpableculpritdisculpexculpateinculpatemea culpa

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
discriminateB2discriminationB1discriminatorydiscursivediscussA1discussionA2disdainC1
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