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- [in-krim-uh-neyt]
- /ɪnˈkrɪm əˌneɪt/
- /ɪnˈkrɪm.ɪ.neɪt/
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- [in-krim-uh-neyt]
- /ɪnˈkrɪm əˌneɪt/
Definitions of incriminate word
- verb with object incriminate to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault: He incriminated both men to the grand jury. 1
- verb with object incriminate to involve in an accusation; cause to be or appear to be guilty; implicate: His testimony incriminated his friend. He feared incriminating himself if he answered. 1
- verb with object incriminate to charge with responsibility for all or part of an undesirable situation, harmful effect, etc.: to incriminate cigarettes as a cause of lung cancer. 1
- noun incriminate Make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; strongly imply the guilt of (someone). 1
- abbreviation INCRIMINATE inculpate 1
- verb incriminate If something incriminates you, it suggests that you are responsible for something bad, especially a crime. 0
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Origin of incriminate
First appearance:
before 1720 One of the 49% newest English words
1720-30; < Late Latin incrīminātus past participle of incrīmināre to accuse. See in-2, criminate
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Parts of speech for Incriminate
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incriminate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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verb incriminate
- indict — (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial: The grand jury indicted him for murder.
- prosecute — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- implicate — to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner: to be implicated in a crime.
- involve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- name — a dictionary of given names that indicates whether a name is usually male, female, or unisex and often includes origins as well as meanings; for example, as by indicating that Evangeline, meaning “good news,” comes from Greek. Used primarily as an aid in selecting a name for a baby, dictionaries of names may also include lists of famous people who have shared a name and information about its current popularity ranking.
Antonyms for incriminate
verb incriminate
- pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- exonerate — (especially of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, especially after due consideration of the case.
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