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Incriminate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To accuse of a crime or other wrongful act.

v. To cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault; implicate: testimony that incriminated the defendant.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To accuse or bring criminal charges against.

v. To indicate the guilt of.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To charge with a crime; accuse; criminate.

To make a subject of accusation; charge as a crime.

Synonyms Accuse, Charge, Indict, etc. See accuse.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. suggest that someone is guilty

v. bring an accusation against; level a charge against

Word Usage

"Pay attention to the fact that the attorney-general's top aide took the Fifth Amendment, refusing to testify on grounds that her testimony might "incriminate" herself."

Verb Form

incriminated incriminates incriminating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

evoke paint a picture suggest

Form

incriminated incriminating

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

accuse criminate involved

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

discriminate eliminate