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incriminate
[ in-krim-uh-neyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault:
He incriminated both men to the grand jury.
- to involve in an accusation; cause to be or appear to be guilty; implicate: He feared incriminating himself if he answered.
His testimony incriminated his friend.
He feared incriminating himself if he answered.
- to charge with responsibility for all or part of an undesirable situation, harmful effect, etc.:
to incriminate cigarettes as a cause of lung cancer.
incriminate
/ ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt /
verb
- to imply or suggest the guilt or error of (someone)
- to charge with a crime or fault
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Derived Forms
- inˈcrimiˌnator, noun
- inˈcriminatory, adjective
- inˌcrimiˈnation, noun
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Other Words From
- in·crimi·nation noun
- in·crimi·nator noun
- in·crim·i·na·to·ry [in-, krim, -, uh, -n, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
- nonin·crimi·nating adjective
- nonin·crimi·nation noun
- nonin·crimi·na·tory adjective
- unin·crimi·nated adjective
- unin·crimi·nating adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incriminate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of incriminate1
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Example Sentences
“Arias had a terrific memory for just about everything except for those aspects of the case that incriminate her,” he says.
According to a knowledgeable source, Hernandez began to incriminate himself only after more than an hour of questioning.
In other words, he asked Elena Kagan to incriminate herself.
Those letters incriminate you to the full in this infamous matter here at Condillac.
No man is called upon to incriminate himself in this free and independent country.
"You are not required to confess or incriminate yourself, unless you want to," Captain Foster advised the prisoner.
He is hereby warned of his right under the law to challenge any question which may incriminate or tend to incriminate him.
If the worst came to the worst, and the boy came to harm, the paper would incriminate nobody.
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