incriminate

Verb

Meaning

To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

imply accuse impeach inculpate criminate name attack charge tax frame accused involve finger inform blame
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Antonyms

clement certain clear distinct apparent defend
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Hypernyms

charge suggest evoke accuse paint a picture

Hyponyms

lodge file charge reproach arraign upbraid

Related terms

criminate incrimination

Phrases with the word

incriminate oneself incriminate with

Derivatives

incriminated incriminating

Examples

I claim the right not to incriminate myself. Ferdinand Marcos

I couldn't incriminate myself if I tried. And when it comes to the workings of the government I'd just as soon look away, anyway. You never know what you'll see. Carl Zuckmayer

You do not have to incriminate yourself. But once you assert your innocence, and once you say you didn't do anything wrong, you can't then use the Fifth Amendment to say, 'I'm not answering questions.' Rush Limbaugh

The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse Source: Internet

Even Attorney General William P. Barr, who embraces a maximalist ideology of executive power, testified during his confirmation hearing that if a president pardoned someone in exchange for a promise not to incriminate him, “that would be a crime.” Source: Internet

But some say the denial of the newspaper’s request shows that the state’s system for providing that access is broken, because it depends on public officials’ willingness to turn over documents that could incriminate them. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

increst incretin incretion incriminate oneself incriminate with incriminating