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to frame

to frame

123 7.5
To make someone look guilty of a crime by leaving false evidence
  • verb
  • /freɪm/
translation icon : incriminar
  • That's why we'll frame you for the senator's murder.

Because remember, Aldertree is doing anything in his power to frame the light woods for being evil people, right?

Examples

Synonyms

to set up
vsto frame
146 6.2

To trick someone so they appear guilty by using false evidence

is done by falsifying evidence specifically, not just general trickery
to implicate
vsto frame
82 7.2

Show that someone helped commit a crime

is based on deliberate falsification to create apparent guilt rather than mere implication
to incriminate
vsto frame
50 7.4

To make someone seem guilty of a crime by showing proof against them

is based on inventing false evidence and deliberate deception rather than suggestion
to set up as the patsy
vsto frame
  • Informal
9.1

To make someone look guilty for something they did not do by tricking other people

is a more neutral, formal statement rather than the informal idiomatic way

Antonyms

to exonerate
  • Formal
129 8.2

To say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

54 8.6

To show someone or something was right and not to blame

Idioms

out of frame
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Not visible inside a picture or not right for the situation

Phrasal Verbs

1 4.5

Surround a space or object on all sides to enclose it

1 4.9

To build the basic wooden structure of a building like a house

Compounds

87 3.1

A fixed period when something happens or is expected to happen

27 3.7

The mood a person has at a certain time

A person's ideas and beliefs that shape how they understand things

8 1.9

The fixed part around a window that holds it in the wall

A wooden or metal border that holds and protects a picture

frame of reference
  • Specialized
5 6.1

A system for measuring where things are and how they move from one viewpoint

frame rate
  • Specialized
5 3.4

How many pictures a video, animation, or game shows each second

frame-up
  • Informal
3 8.7

An act of falsely accusing someone by making fake evidence against them

reference frame
  • Specialized
3 7.2

A system that describes where and how an object is located or facing

cold frame
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A low box with a clear top that protects young plants from cold and helps them grow

1 4.9

A tall thin body that looks awkward or loosely built

open frame
  • Jargon
1 7.1

A frame in which a player fails to knock down all the pins with two rolls

A digital screen that shows photos as a slideshow

skeletal frame
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Inside support that gives a building or machine its shape and strength

A set of bars or ropes in a playground that children use to go up and down on

A tool that holds fabric tight while you sew patterns by hand

A square wooden tool archaeologists use to map objects at a dig site

fly frame
  • Archaic
9.4

A machine in a textile mill that twists stretched fibres into loose thread

frame buffer
  • Specialized
5.4

An area of computer memory that stores the picture shown on the screen

inertial frame
  • Specialized
8.7

A point of view where objects stay still or move steadily unless a force acts

8.9

A frame where objects stay still or move straight at constant speed unless a force acts on them

roving frame
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that pulls and lightly twists loose fibres to make thin yarn for spinning

A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids

A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories

planning frame
  • Specialized
7.7

A square wooden frame archaeologists use to draw and measure features at a site

A thin strong body with visible muscles and little fat

speed frame
  • Specialized
8.5

A machine that pulls and slightly twists fibers to make a loose rope for spinning

spinning frame
  • Specialized
5.8

A machine that pulls, twists, and winds fibers into yarn

8.1

A very tall thin body shape that looks like a long bean

6.5

A metal frame with handles that helps people walk and keep their balance

How Deceitful

to frame
123 7.5
to set up
146 6.2
to plant
247 8.1
to implicate
82 7.2
to accuse
2.7

Surface Forms

frame infinitive
framed past
framed past participle
framing present participle
frames third person singular

Etymology

A helpful way to remember 'to frame' someone is to think of putting them into a false picture or structure of evidence, since the word is about arranging parts. That is why to frame someone means to set up false proof so they look guilty.