incriminate
verb /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/
/ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they incriminate | /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/ /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it incriminates | /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪts/ /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪts/ |
| past simple incriminated | /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle incriminated | /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form incriminating | /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- 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.
Word Originmid 18th cent. (earlier (mid 17th cent.) as incrimination): from late Latin incriminat- ‘accused’, from the verb incriminare, from in- ‘into, towards’ + Latin crimen ‘crime’.