English verb: exculpate | |||
1. | exculpate (communication) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | ||
Samples | The suspect was cleared of the murder charges. | ||
Examples | They want to exculpate the prisoners | ||
Synonyms | acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody of something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | judge, label, pronounce | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | purge, vindicate, whitewash | ||
Entail | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Antonyms | convict | ||