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- Dictionaryin·crim·i·nate/inˈkriməˌnāt/
verb
- 1. make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; strongly imply the guilt of (someone): "he refused to answer questions in order not to incriminate himself"
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The meaning of INCRIMINATE is to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault. How to use incriminate in a sentence. Did you know?
Learn the meaning of incriminate, a verb that means to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime. See how to use it in sentences and find synonyms, antonyms and related words.
Incriminate definition: to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault. See examples of INCRIMINATE used in a sentence.
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense incriminates, present participle incriminating, past tense, past participle incriminated. verb. If something incriminates you, it suggests that you are responsible for something bad, especially a crime. He claimed that the drugs had been planted to incriminate him.
To incriminate someone (or some dog) of a crime, is more than just accusing them; it's offering some evidence they're guilty. To incriminate someone is to show or prove their guilt with " incriminating evidence."
to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime: A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week. He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate him self. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Blaming & accusing. accusatory. accuse someone of a crime. accuse someone of something. accuser. accusingly.
incriminate somebody to make it seem as if somebody has done something wrong or illegal. They were afraid of answering the questions and incriminating themselves. He was careful not to say anything that might incriminate the others. Topics Crime and punishment c2
