INCRIMINATE DEFINITIONS - 10 definitions found
incriminate v 1: suggest that someone is guilty [syn: incriminate, imply, inculpate] 2: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" [syn: accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) incriminate transitive verb (-nated; -nating) Etymology: Late Latin incriminatus, past participle of incriminare, from Latin in- + crimin-, crimen crime Date: circa 1736 to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault • incrimination noun • incriminatory adjective Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary incriminate (incriminates, incriminating, incriminated) If something incriminates you, it suggests that you are responsible for something bad, especially a crime. He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him... They are afraid of incriminating themselves and say no more than is necessary. VERB: V n, V pron-refl • incriminating Police had reportedly searched his flat and found incriminating evidence. ADJ: usu ADJ n English Explanatory Dictionary incriminate ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt v.tr. 1 tend to prove the guilt of (incriminating evidence). 2 involve in an accusation. 3 charge with a crime. øøincrimination n. incriminatory adj. [LL incriminare (as IN-(2), L crimen offence)] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Incriminate \In*crim"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incriminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incriminating.] [LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in + criminare, criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See Criminate.] To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms incriminate v. a. 1. Accuse, impeach, charge, inculpate, blame, criminate. 2. Criminate, involve in guilt, make out guilty. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) incriminate ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt v. accuse, charge, blame, implicate, inculpate, indict, impeach, involve, entangle, Colloq point the finger at, Chiefly US put the finger on, Slang US finger: The suspect confessed and incriminated two others. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 20 Moby Thesaurus words for "incriminate": accuse, arraign, assail, attack, blame, censure, charge, criminate, cry out against, cry out on, cry shame upon, entangle, finger, impeach, implicate, impugn, inculpate, indict, involve, tax |
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