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Inculpate
Pronunciation : In*cul"pate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See Culpable.]
Definition : Note: [A word of recent introduction.]
Defn: To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt. That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly. H. James.
t. [imp. & p. p. Inculpated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inculpating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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