Skip to main content

incriminateto make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈkrɪməneɪt/

Korean meaning: 누군가를 범죄나 잘못에 연루시키다, 죄를 뒤집어씌우다

Korean pronunciation: 인**크리**머네이트

Example Sentences

  • He refused to answer questions that might incriminate his best friend.
  • The selfie he took at the crime scene totally incriminated him - what a genius!
  • Don't say anything that could incriminate you during the investigation.

incriminate

VERB

//ɪnˈkrɪməneɪt//

to make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing

incriminate concept
💡 Concept

The witness incriminates the defendant with damning evidence

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free
incriminate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Discriminate evidence carefully, or you might incriminate and eliminate the wrong person!

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈkrɪməneɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootcrimin
Suffix--ate

Origin

From Latin 'incriminare', derived from the prefix 'in-' (in, into) combined with 'criminare' (to accuse of crime), which comes from 'crimen' meaning crime or accusation.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎵Rhyme

eliminatediscriminateterminate
eliminate
discriminate
terminate

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📝Examples

He refused to answer questions that might incriminate his best friend.

😄 Fun example

The selfie he took at the crime scene totally incriminated him - what a genius!

Don't say anything that could incriminate you during the investigation.

😄 Fun example

His browser history incriminated him more than any witness could.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📚Related Words

Synonyms

implicateaccuseblameindict

Antonyms

exoneratevindicateclear

Related

criminalcrimeevidenceguiltblame