incriminate[verb]Synonyms: implicate, accuse, blame, charge, impeach, inculpate, involve
Antonyms: exonerate
Related Words: implicate,
involve [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧crim‧i‧nate /ɪnˈkrɪməneɪt, ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/
verb [transitive] [
Word Family: noun:
crime,
criminal,
criminologist,
criminology;
verb:
incriminate,
criminalize ≠
decriminalize;
adjective:
criminal,
incriminating;
adverb:
criminally]
[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: past participle of incriminare, from Latin crimen; ⇒ crime]
to make someone seem guilty of a crime
incriminate yourself
He refused to answer questions for fear he might incriminate himself.—incriminating adjective:
incriminating evidence—incrimination /ɪnˌkrɪməˈneɪʃ
ən, ɪnˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲