| VERB | communication | exculpate, acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
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| Sounds | eh.kskah'lpeyt | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
| Model | They want to exculpate the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate | |
| Entails | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
| Narrower | purge | Clear of a charge |
| vindicate | Clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof | |
| whitewash | exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data | |
| Broader | pronounce, label, judge | pronounce judgment on |
| Opposite | convict | Find or declare guilty |
| Spanish | absolver, descargar, exculpar, exonerar | |
| Catalan | descarregar, exculpar, exonerar | |
| Adjectives | exculpatory | clearing of guilt or blame |
| Nouns | exculpation | the act of freeing from guilt or blame |
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