exculpate
verbTo clear someone from blame or guilt.
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Clear all filtersTo clear someone from blame or guilt.
The act of carrying out a plan, decision, or task.
Excellent enough to serve as a model for others.
To show by example or embody a quality.
Thorough enough to cover all relevant aspects.
One word family: also includes exhaustively.
An urgent need or demanding circumstance requiring action.
To clear someone of blame or responsibility.
Unreasonably high or excessive, especially in cost or demand.
Unfamiliar or unusual, often because it comes from elsewhere.
To speak or write at length and in detail.
Useful or convenient for reaching an aim, though not always principled.
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Useful for an immediate aim
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To make a process happen more quickly.
Money, time, or effort spent for a purpose, or the act of spending it.
Based on, gained through, or involving direct experience.
A word or phrase used as an exclamation, especially one considered profane.
Stated clearly and directly, leaving little need for interpretation.
Clearly stated
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Intended to investigate possibilities or gather initial understanding.
Changing by a constant proportional factor over equal intervals, or relating to a quantity expressed with an exponent.
Involving a constant proportional factor
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A model that reduces the present value of a future outcome by the same proportional factor for each equal unit of delay.
Exceptionally fine, beautiful, or delicately made.
Exceptionally fine or beautiful
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Spoken or performed without a prepared script.
Covering a large area, range, or amount.
Making a fault or difficult situation seem less serious or blameworthy.
To remove or destroy something completely.
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