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to incriminate
01
to accuse someone of a crime or make a formal charge against them
Transitive: to incriminate sb
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
incriminate
3rd person singular
incriminates
Past simple
incriminated
Past participle
incriminated
Examples
The prosecutor decided to incriminate the suspect based on the new evidence.
02
to provide evidence or information that suggests a person's involvement in a crime or wrongdoing
Transitive: to incriminate sb
Examples
The witness hesitated to testify, fearing that any statement might inadvertently incriminate them in the ongoing investigation.
Lexical Tree
incriminating
incrimination
incriminate
criminate
crime
