to incriminate

Examples

• All

• We, uh... couldn't find anything incriminating, sir.

  Absolution (1997)

• Now it seems as if we have another witness who must have seen something incriminating.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I have nothing more to say on the grounds that it may tend to incriminate me.

  Fiction book (1995)

• And what about a person's right to remain silent and not incriminate himself or herself?

  Blog text (31)

• "And the only reason to throw it after she'd been killed had to be to incriminate Craig.

  Fiction book (1994)

• May I remind you that you can refuse to answer any question you may regard as incriminating.

  Written on the Wind (1956)

• "I suppose he didn't say anything incriminating over the phone," I said.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Former communists, fearful of incriminating themselves and others, were typically the victims of these political purges.

  Academic text (1996)

• He hasn't said anything incriminating, but he's at the Rawal call centre in Rawalpindi.

  Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

• The lawyer advised her not to answer questions that could incriminate her during the investigation.

Synonyms

A

to accuse

vsto incriminate

∞ 2.7

Say that someone did something wrong or illegal

presents evidence or suggestions rather than only stating the allegation

S

to set up

vsto incriminate

146 6.2

To trick someone so they appear guilty by using false evidence

can involve real guilt or true evidence, not only tricking an innocent person

F

to frame

vsto incriminate

123 7.5

To make someone look guilty of a crime by leaving false evidence

does the same without implying fabricated evidence or deliberate deception

I

to implicate

vsto incriminate

82 7.2

Show that someone helped commit a crime

focuses on declaring guilt through evidence rather than only showing involvement

C

to condemn

vsto incriminate

46 4.8

To show by actions or facts that someone is guilty

relies more on suggesting guilt rather than proving it definitively

I

to inculpate

vsto incriminate

• Formal

1 9.9

To say someone is guilty of a crime

uses evidence or clues to make someone appear guilty

C

to criminate

vsto incriminate

• Archaic

9.9

To say someone committed a crime, for example in court

is broader and makes someone seem guilty through evidence rather than formal charge

S

to set up as the patsy

vsto incriminate

• Informal

9.1

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

can also apply when evidence legitimately points to guilt, not only staged deception

Antonyms

E

to exonerate

• Formal

129 8.2

To say officially that someone is not guilty of a crime

How Guilty

to convict

• Formal

921 4.0

to incriminate

50 7.4

to implicate

82 7.2

to exonerate

• Formal

129 8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology