incriminate

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: in=crim=i=nate

CIDE DICTIONARY

incriminate, v. t. [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; to criminate.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

incriminate, v.tr.
1 tend to prove the guilt of (incriminating evidence).
2 involve in an accusation.
3 charge with a crime.

Derivative

incrimination n. incriminatory adj.

Etymology

LL incriminare (as IN-(2), L crimen offence)

THESAURUS

incriminate

accuse, arraign, assail, attack, blame, censure, charge, criminate, cry out against, cry out on, cry shame upon, entangle, finger, impeach, implicate, impugn, inculpate, indict, involve, tax

ROGET THESAURUS

incriminate

Accusation

VB accuse, charge, tax, impute, twit, taunt with, reproach, brand with reproach, stigmatize, slur, cast a stone at, cast a slur on, incriminate, criminate, inculpate, implicate, call to account, take to blame, take to task, put in the black book, inform against, indict, denounce, arraign, impeach, appeach, have up, show up, pull up, challenge, cite, lodge a complaint, prosecute, bring an action against, blow upon, charge with, saddle with, lay to one's door, lay charge, lay the blame on, bring home to, cast in one's teeth, throw in one's teeth, cast the first stone at, have a rod in pickle for, keep a rod in pickle for, have a crow to pluck with, trump up a charge.