incriminate

verb/ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/

Frequency rank: #19,005 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing.

Illustration for the English word “incriminate”

Example sentence

The detective warned him that his own words could incriminate him in the robbery case.

Synonyms & related words

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