Definition of incriminate

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in·crim·i·nate    (n-krm-nt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
in·crim·i·nat·ed, in·crim·i·nat·ing, in·crim·i·nates

1. To accuse of a crime or other wrongful act.
2. To cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault; implicate: testimony that incriminated the defendant.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin incrminre, incrmint- : Latin in-, causative pref. ; see in-² + Latin crmen, crmin-, crime ; see crime

OTHER FORMS:
in·crimi·nation(Noun), in·crimi·na·tory  (-n-tôr, -tr) KEY (Adjective)