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- Dictionaryincriminate/ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/
verb
- 1. make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing: "he refused to answer questions in order not to incriminate himself"
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to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime: A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week. He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate him self. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser. accusingly.
The meaning of INCRIMINATE is to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault. How to use incriminate in a sentence. Did you know?
Incriminate definition: to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault. See examples of INCRIMINATE used in a sentence.
to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime: A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week. He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate him self. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser. accusingly.
in·crim·i·nate. (ĭn-krĭm′ə-nāt′) tr.v. in·crim·i·nat·ed, in·crim·i·nat·ing, in·crim·i·nates. 1. To accuse of a crime or other wrongful act. 2. To cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault; implicate: testimony that incriminated the defendant.
Definition of incriminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. 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. [VERB noun] They are afraid of incriminating themselves and say no more than is necessary. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
To incriminate someone (or some dog) of a crime, is more than just accusing them; it's offering some evidence they're guilty. To incriminate someone is to show or prove their guilt with " incriminating evidence."
INCRIMINATE meaning: to make someone seem guilty of a crime or to show that they are guilty: . Learn more.
Incriminate definition: to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault. See examples of INCRIMINATE used in a sentence.
