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.
Origin of incriminate
1Other words from incriminate
- in·crim·i·na·tion, noun
- in·crim·i·na·tor, noun
- in·crim·i·na·to·ry [in-krim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ɪnˈkrɪm ə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- non·in·crim·i·nat·ing, adjective
- non·in·crim·i·na·tion, noun
- non·in·crim·i·na·to·ry, adjective
- un·in·crim·i·nat·ed, adjective
- un·in·crim·i·nat·ing, adjective
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How to use incriminate in a sentence
Last week, Matthew Sherring, who had been a close aide to McGrath at MES, invoked his constitutional right not to incriminate himself more than 130 times in declining to answer questions from the committee.
Ex-aide to Gov. Hogan declines to answer lawmakers’ questions about large severance payment | Steve Thompson | December 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe wealthy want to be seen as even more parsimonious, to offset the incriminating millions in their bank accounts.
Sting and Hillary Are Just Like You: How the Very Rich Play at Being Very Ordinary | Tim Teeman | June 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThough a laptop found in the bag was thoroughly examined, the police found no incriminating material on it.
Breaking Rebekah Brooks’ Hollywood Cover-Up Code | Peter Jukes, Nico Hines | November 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAuthorities in Moscow claim to have arrested an American spook wearing wigs and carrying an incriminating letter.
What might she pull out: incriminating papers, devastating notes, embarrassing memorabilia?
Recruiters were asked to screen potential recruits for incriminating tattoos and associations with potentially troubling groups.
How Neo-Nazis and Gangs Infiltrated the U.S. Military: Matt Kennard’s ‘Irregular Army’ | Michael Thomsen | December 13, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAlbert selected all the incriminating letters and documents he could find and packed the micro-files in his jacket.
Insidekick | Jesse Franklin BoneHe was evidently annoyed at not finding something incriminating.
Boy Scouts in the North Sea | G. Harvey RalphsonNaturally the most minute search revealed nothing of an incriminating character.
Condemned as a Nihilist | George Alfred HentyA longer reaction time usually follows the incriminating words, and the subject is thrown into a visible confusion.
The Science of Human Nature | William Henry PyleThe woman Petre had not, as far as I could make out, made any incriminating statement to the police.
The Sign of Silence | William Le Queux
British Dictionary definitions for incriminate
/ (ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt) /
to imply or suggest the guilt or error of (someone)
to charge with a crime or fault
Origin of incriminate
1Derived forms of incriminate
- incrimination, noun
- incriminator, noun
- incriminatory, adjective
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