DISCULPATE
Etymology
Verb
disculpate (third-person singular simple present disculpates, present participle disculpating, simple past and past participle disculpated)
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate. [from 17th c.]
Anagrams
• duplicates, spiculated
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*cul"pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disculpated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disculpating.] Etym: [LL. disculpatus, p. p. of disculpare to
disculpate; dis- + L. culpare to blame, culpa fault.]
Definition: To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
I almost fear you think I begged it, but I can disculpate myself.
Walpole.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition