Monday, October 12, 2009


Word of the Day for Monday, October 12, 2009
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exculpate \EK-skuhl-payt; ek-SKUHL-payt\, transitive verb:
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To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.
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The B.O. continues to be delusional as he attempts to exculpate himself from having any responsibility for the current poor state of the country's economy!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Exculpate is ultimately derived from Latin ex-, "without" + culpare, "to blame," from culpa, "blame, fault."

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