Home › Words › D › disculpdisculp/dɪˈskʌlp/disculp means to disculpate.disculp is pronounced /dɪˈskʌlp/.EtymologyFirst attested in 1602; borrowed from French disculper or its own etymon, Medieval Latin disculpō, from dis- + culpō. Doublet of disculpate.verbTo disculpate.e.g.“Of nothinge in this one fault […] can I disculpe myselfe.” — 1602, John Donne, Letter 11 February in A. J. Kempe, Loseley Manuscripts (1836):Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.disculpate 79% match — To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate. vs disculp →disculpation 74% match — exculpation vs disculp →disculpatory 64% match — exculpatory. vs disculp →excusingly 58% match — So as to excuse; by way of an excuse. vs disculp →exculpate 57% match — To clear of or to free from guilt; exonerate. vs disculp →exculpatorily 57% match — So as to exculpate. vs disculp →excuser 57% match — One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the fault of another. vs disculp →disblame 56% match — To free from blame; to excuse. vs disculp →