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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Inculpate

· In·cul·pate · IPA
01 v. t. To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt. Contrasted with exculpate.
imp. & p. p. Inculpated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inculpating
  1. 1.
    To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt. Contrasted with exculpate.
    “That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly.” — H. James.