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Antonyms for inculpate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-kuhl-peyt, in-kuhl-peyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkʌl peɪt, ˈɪn kʌl peɪt

Definition of inculpate

Origin :
  • 1799, "to accuse, bring charges against," from Medieval Latin inculpatus, past participle of inculpare "to reproach, blame, censure," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + culpare "to blame," from culpa "fault." But inculpable (late 15c.) means "not culpable, free from blame," from Latin in- "not" (see in- (1)) + culpare.
  • verb blame
Example sentences :
  • He was unwilling to tell what he had seen, lest it inculpate someone.
  • Extract from : « The Gold Bag » by Carolyn Wells
  • The accused is at liberty not to answer a question which may inculpate him.
  • Extract from : « Within an Inch of His Life » by Emile Gaboriau
  • But I have already said I am not here to excuse myself or inculpate others.
  • Extract from : « The Talisman » by Sir Walter Scott
  • It shows how anxious the governor was to remove from his path all those who could inculpate him.
  • Extract from : « In the Irish Brigade » by G. A. Henty
  • Still nothing has transpired to inculpate any one, or, in the finding of a coroner's jury, connect man or woman with it.
  • Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
  • I have observed that my letter might inculpate me in the eyes of persons unacquainted with the particulars of what had passed.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete » by Jean Jacques Rousseau
  • Even old Solara himself, hardened and despicable wretch as he is, will not seek to inculpate him.
  • Extract from : « Monte-Cristo's Daughter » by Edmund Flagg
  • And so, as they had the power and wish to inculpate him, this expedient of an inquiry and trial seemed unnecessary.
  • Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy
  • He intended, if he could avoid so doing, not to inculpate Julian, but to take all the blame on his own shoulders.
  • Extract from : « Digby Heathcote » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • He had heard that whenever a woman was to blame for a disappointment, the best way to avoid a scene was to inculpate oneself.
  • Extract from : « Zuleika Dobson » by Max Beerbohm

Synonyms for inculpate

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