incriminate

  • 21incriminate — Synonyms and related words: 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 …

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  • 22incriminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. blame, indict, inculpate; impeach, put under suspicion; implicate, entangle; put the finger on, frame, pin the rap on (all sl.). See accusation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. implicate, blame, charge;… …

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  • 23incriminate — in·crim·i·nate || ɪn krɪmɪneɪt v. accuse of a crime, implicate, charge …

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  • 24incriminate — [ɪn krɪmɪneɪt] verb make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing. Derivatives incriminating adjective incrimination noun incriminatory adjective Origin C18 (earlier (C17) as incrimination): from late L. incriminat , incriminare accuse ,… …

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  • 25incriminate — v. a. 1. Accuse, impeach, charge, inculpate, blame, criminate. 2. Criminate, involve in guilt, make out guilty …

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  • 26incriminate — verb no witnesses to last night s shooting have incriminated Mr. Jackson Syn: implicate, involve, enmesh; blame, accuse, denounce, inform against, point the finger at; entrap; informal frame, set up, stick/pin the blame on, rat on; archaic… …

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  • 27incriminate — v 1. charge, accuse, indict, Law. arraign, Law. impute, criminate, recriminate, impeach, Rare. implead; blame, Sl. pin or stick [s.t.] on [s.o.], hold [s.o.] accountable or responsible, lay at [s.o. s] door, point the finger at [s.o.]; (all in… …

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  • 28incriminate — in·crim·i·nate …

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  • 29incriminate — [ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt] verb [T] to show that someone is guilty of a crime, or to make someone seem guilty of it …

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  • 30incriminate — in•crim•i•nate [[t]ɪnˈkrɪm əˌneɪt[/t]] v. t. nat•ed, nat•ing law to accuse of or indicate involvement in a crime or fault: The testimony of the defendant incriminated many others[/ex] • Etymology: 1720–30; < LL incrīminātus, ptp. of… …

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