Exculpate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 开脱, 申明无罪
• ［英］ v. 开脱, 申明无罪 ( to free from blame; declare or prove guiltless)
• ［类］ 反义词: attribute guilt ( 归罪) ; indict ( 控告) ; inculpate ( 控告)
• ［记］ ex+culp ( 罪行) +ate -> 开脱罪行
• ［同］ 同根词: culpit ( 罪犯) ; culpable ( 有罪的)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-pated; -pating)

• Etymology: Medieval Latin exculpatus, past participle of exculpare, from Latin ex- + culpa blame
• Date: circa 1681
• to clear from alleged fault or guilt
• ? exculpation noun
• Synonyms:
  • exculpate, absolve, exonerate, acquit, vindicate mean to free from a charge. exculpate implies a clearing from blame or fault often in a matter of small importance <exculpating himself from the charge of overenthusiasm>. absolve implies a release either from an obligation that binds the conscience or from the consequences of disobeying the law or committing a sin<cannot be absolved of blame>. exonerate implies a complete clearance from an accusation or charge and from any attendant suspicion of blame or guilt<exonerated by the investigation>. acquit implies a formal decision in one's favor with respect to a definite charge<voted to acquit the defendant>. vindicate may refer to things as well as persons that have been subjected to critical attack or imputation of guilt, weakness, or folly, and implies a clearing effected by proving the unfairness of such criticism or blame<her judgment was vindicated>.

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