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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-859/
- Published: 2022-06-06T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-04-07T18:18:45.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 23:04

The word for today is…

exculpate (verb):

: to clear from alleged fault or guilt

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exculpate?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Exculpate is the joining of the prefix ex-, meaning “not,” and the Latin noun culpa, meaning “blame.” Readers may be familiar with the Latin phrase mea culpa, which translates directly as “through my fault” and is used in English to mean “a formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error.”

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