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EXCULPATE
Definition of EXCULPATE
verb
To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate.
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Other senses
EXCULPATE carries 4 further meanings.
transitive verb
To clear of guilt or blame.
To clear from a charge or imputation of fault or guilt; vindicate from an accusation of wrong-doing.
Serve to relieve of or free from blame; serve as an excuse for.
transitive verb
To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin exculpātus, perfect passive participle of exculpō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ex- (“out, from”) + culpa (“fault; blame”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
30.5%
of traced words share this origin (24,890)
branch · 30.5% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, EXCULPATE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
EXCULPATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 11 boards so far. 218 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 157, 24 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 7 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 87, 15 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
EXCULPATE starts with E and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read ACEELPTUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of EXCULPATE. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start EXCULP
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found EXCULPATE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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