exculpate vs judge

exculpate is not a noun while judge is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exculpate	No	No	Yes	No
judge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, judge is a hypernym of exculpate; that is, judge is a word with a broader meaning than exculpate:

Other hypernyms of exculpate include label, pronounce.

exculpate (noun)	judge (noun)
	a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
	an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

exculpate (verb)	judge (verb)
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges	form a critical opinion of
	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
	determine the result of (a competition)
	pronounce judgment on
	put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of