incriminate

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Pronunciation

/ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯t/

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/ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯t/ · /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.næɪ̯t/ · /ənˈkɹəm.ə.næɪ̯t/ · /ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.net/ · /ɪnˈkɾɪm.ɪ.neːt/

Definition of incriminate

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(transitive)To accuse or bring criminal charges against.

“The newspapers incriminated the innocent man unjustly.”

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verb

(transitive)To accuse or bring criminal charges against.

“The newspapers incriminated the innocent man unjustly.”
(transitive)To indicate the guilt of.

“We have all sorts of evidence which incriminates you.”

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin incrīminātus, perfect passive participle of Latin incrīminō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). First attested in 1736.

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