Definition of
Incriminate
- (verb, stative) suggest that someone is guilty
- (verb, communication) bring an accusation against; level a charge against
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Alternate forms of Incriminate
Derivations: crime, incrimination, incriminatory
Hyponyms: arraign, charge, file, lodge, recriminate, reproach, upbraid
Hypernyms: accuse, charge, evoke, paint a picture, suggest
Origin of the word Incriminate
- 1730, from M.L. incriminatus, pp. of incriminare "to incriminate," from in- "not" + criminare "to accuse of a crime," from crimen (gen. criminis) "crime" (see crime). more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Incriminate
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