exculpate
exculpate[ˈɛkskʌlpeɪt]verb- [with obj.](formal)show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing
(正式)证明…无罪;为…开脱罪责
the article exculpated the mayor.
那篇文章为市长开脱罪责。
派生exculpationnounexculpatoryadjective语源- mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin exculpat- 'freed from blame', from the verb exculpare, from ex- 'out, from' + Latin culpa 'blame'
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