pos>n. [ L. excubatio, fr. excubare to lie out on guard; ex out on guard; ex out + cubare to lie down. ] A keeping watch. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ LL. excubitorium; ex out + cubare, cubitum, to lie. ] (Eccl. Antiq.) A gallery in a church, where persons watched all night. [ 1913 Webster ]
Capable of being exculpated; deserving exculpation. Sir G. Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
He exculpated himself from being the author of the heroic epistle. Mason. [ 1913 Webster ]
I exculpate him further for his writing against me. Milman.
adj. freed from any question of guilt; having suspicion of guilt eliminated.
n. [ Cf. LL. exculpatio. ] The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse. [ 1913 Webster ]
These robbers, however, were men who might have made out a strong case in exculpation of themselves. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt; excusing. “An exculpatory letter.” Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
pos>v. i. [ L. excurrere. See Excurrent. ] To run out or forth; to extend. [ Obs. ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. excurrens, p. p. of excurrere, excursum, to run out; ex out + currere to run. See Current. ]
v. t. [ See excurrent. ] To journey or pass thought. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]