incriminate
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin incriminatum, past participle of incrimino, from Latin in + crimino.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪŋˈkɹɪmɪneɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
incriminate (third-person singular simple present incriminates, present participle incriminating, simple past and past participle incriminated)
- (transitive) To accuse or bring criminal charges against.
- The newspapers incriminated the innocent man unjustly.
- (transitive) To indicate the guilt of.
- We have all sorts of evidence which incriminates you.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to accuse or bring criminal charges against
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to indicate the guilt of
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See also
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
incriminate
- inflection of incriminare:
Etymology 2
Participle
incriminate f pl
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
incriminate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of incriminar combined with te
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