What is another word for "exculpate"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "exculpate": above, absolution, absolve, acquit, acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, action, against, artless, assoil, babe, bargain, bis, blameless, bloodless, cause, civil, clean, clear, clearance, compurgation, conscience, culpa, curia, deal, diplomatic, discharge, dove, drop, exculpation, exonerate, exoneration, faultless, for, forgive, forgiveness, free, from, get.