Culpate
/ˈkʌl.peɪt/noun
To blame or accuse someone, especially formally or in writing.
Did you know?Culpate comes from Latin *culpa* meaning “fault” or “blame,” the same root that gave English *culprit* through a legal phrase meaning the accused was “ready to prove my fault.”
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
culpa
“fault, blame, guilt”
Late Latin
Latin
culpāre
“to blame, find fault with”
Middle English
English
culpaten
“to accuse or blame”
Modern English
English
culpate
“to blame or accuse formally”