incriminate — in·crim·i·nate /in kri mə ˌnāt/ vt nat·ed, nat·ing 1: to charge with involvement in a crime he was incriminated in the conspiracy 2: to suggest or show involvement of in a crime among the evidence that incriminated him was a box of trigge … Law dictionary
incriminate — (v.) 1730, back formation from incrimination or else from M.L. incriminatus, pp. of incriminare to incriminate, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + criminare to accuse of a crime, from crimen (gen. criminis) crime (see CRIME ( … Etymology dictionary
Incriminate — In*crim i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incriminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incriminating}.] [LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in in + criminare, criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See {Criminate}.] To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
incriminate — impeach, indict, *accuse, charge, arraign Analogous words: *involve, implicate Contrasted words: *exculpate, exonerate, absolve, acquit, vindicate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
incriminate — [v] accuse allege, attack, attribute, blame, brand, bring charges, charge, cite, finger*, frame, hold accountable, implicate, inculpate, indict, involve, name, pin on*, point the finger at*, prosecute, serve summons; concept 44 … New thesaurus
incriminate — ► VERB ▪ make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing. DERIVATIVES incrimination noun incriminatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin incriminare accuse , from crimen crime … English terms dictionary
incriminate — [in krim′i nāt΄] vt. incriminated, incriminating [< ML incriminatus, pp. of incriminare: see IN 1 & CRIMINATE] 1. to charge with a crime; accuse 2. to involve in, or make appear guilty of, a crime or fault incrimination n. incriminatory [in… … English World dictionary
incriminate — UK [ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt] / US [ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms incriminate : present tense I/you/we/they incriminate he/she/it incriminates present participle incriminating past tense incriminated past participle incriminated to show or make … English dictionary
incriminate — v. (D; tr.) to incriminate in * * * [ɪn krɪmɪneɪt] (D; tr.) to incriminate in … Combinatory dictionary
incriminate — in|crim|i|nate [ınˈkrımıneıt] v [T] [Date: 1700 1800; : Late Latin; Origin: , past participle of incriminare, from Latin crimen; CRIME] to make someone seem guilty of a crime incriminate yourself ▪ He refused to answer questions for fear he might … Dictionary of contemporary English
incriminate — incrimination, n. incriminator, n. incriminatory /in krim euh neuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /in krim euh nayt /, v.t., incriminated, incriminating. 1. to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault: He incriminated both men to the grand jury. 2 … Universalium
