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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"
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?
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 definition: to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault. See examples of INCRIMINATE used in a sentence.
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.
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."
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. Definition of incriminate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
to make someone seem guilty of a crime or to show that they are guilty: [ often reflexive ] He refused to answer questions on the grounds that he might incriminate himself. (Definition of incriminate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
