English → Latin
“exculpate” in Latin
excūsōto excuse, allege in excuse, free from a charge; to cite as an excuse or pretext or justification; to exempt, dispensepūrgōto clean, cleanse, clear, purge, purify; to exculpate, justify, vindicate, clear someone's name; to expiate, lustrateāmoveōto remove from, move, put, or take away; to withdraw, retire; to take away by stealth, steal, or snatch
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exculpate
excusare: purgare (clear, excuse): aliquem culpa liberare or ex culpa eximere; culpam ab aliquo demovere or (Liv.) amovere (remove all blame from): to exculpate one’s self, se excusare, purgare; to anybody’s satisfaction, satisfacere alicui (Vid: Caes., B.G., 1, 41). Vid: To EXCUSE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exculpate?
- The usual Latin words for “exculpate” are excūsō, pūrgō, āmoveō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.