Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb exculpate

1 sense of exculpate

Sense 1
acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate -- (pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges")
       => pronounce, label, judge -- (pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here")