disculp

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UK/dɪˈskʌlp/US/dɪˈskəlp/

verb

To disculpate.

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OriginFrench disculper ← Medieval Latin disculpō →
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Meanings

verbdisculp (third-person singular simple present disculps, present participle disculping, simple past and past participle disculped)

present singular third person disculps · participle present disculping · participle past disculped · past disculped

  1. raretransitiveTo disculpate.

    Of nothinge in this one fault […] can I disculpe myselfe.

    1602, John Donne, Letter 11 February in A. J. Kempe, Loseley Manuscripts (1836)
    1 more example

    I trusted that the conventional lie that disculps the author of a roman à clef would be recognised for what it was.

    1972, Julian Pitt-Rivers, The People of the Sierra

    Synonyms: absolve, exculpate, exonerate, acquittance, assoil, assoilzie, acquit, absolve

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo disculpate.

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absolveexculpateexonerateacquittanceassoilassoilzieacquitabsolvecleardisculpateexculpateexoneratevindicate
Also see
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Origin

  1. Medieval Latindisculpō
  2. Frenchdisculper
  3. Englishdisculp

First attested in 1602; borrowed from French disculper or its own etymon, Medieval Latin disculpō, from dis- + culpō. Doublet of disculpate.

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APA

disculp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disculp

MLA

“disculp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disculp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disculp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disculp.

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