Incriminate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suggest that someone is guilty

bring an accusation against; level a charge against

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkɹˈɪmᵻnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkɹˈɪmɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkɹˈɪmɪnˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkɹˈɪmᵻnˌeɪt/.

Examples

The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impeach criminate accuse imply inculpate

Parts of Speech

verb	suggest that someone is guilty
verb	bring an accusation against; level a charge against “The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse”

Word Forms

incriminatory	adjective	charging or suggestive of guilt or blame
incrimination	noun	an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
crime	noun	an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
implication	noun	a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
inculpative	adjective	causing blame to be imputed to
inculpatory	adjective	causing blame to be imputed to
inculpation	noun	an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
accusive	adjective	containing or expressing accusation; ; ; - O.Henry
accusative	adjective	containing or expressing accusation; ; ; - O.Henry
accusatory	adjective	containing or expressing accusation; ; ; - O.Henry
accusation	noun	a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
accuser	noun	someone who imputes guilt or blame
accusal	noun	a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
criminative	adjective	charging or suggestive of guilt or blame
criminatory	adjective	charging or suggestive of guilt or blame

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

belasten

suggerieren, dass jemand schuldig ist

🇫🇷French

incriminer

suggérer que quelqu'un est coupable

🇪🇸Spanish

incriminar

sugerir que alguien es culpable

🇮🇹Italian

incriminare

🇳🇱Dutch

beschuldigen

suggereren dat iemand schuldig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

incriminar

sugerir que alguém é culpado

🇷🇺Russian

обвинять

предположить, что кто-то виновен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोषी ठहराना

सुझाव दें कि कोई दोषी है

🇧🇩Bengali

দোষী করা

সুপারিশ করুন যে কেউ দোষী

🇮🇳Tamil

குற்றஞ்சாட்டவும்

யாரோ குற்றவாளி என்று பரிந்துரைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నేరారోపణ

ఎవరైనా దోషి అని సూచించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दोषी ठरवणे

कोणीतरी दोषी आहे असे सुचवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દોષારોપણ

સૂચવે છે કે કોઈ દોષિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೋಷಾರೋಪಣೆ ಮಾಡು

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥರು ಎಂದು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റം ചുമത്തുക

ആരെങ്കിലും കുറ്റക്കാരനാണെന്ന് നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੋਸ਼

ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦਿਓ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

الزام لگانا

تجویز کریں کہ کوئی مجرم ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

入罪

暗示某人有罪

🇯🇵Japanese

有罪にする

誰かが有罪であると示唆する

🇰🇷Korean

유죄를 선고하다

누군가가 유죄임을 암시하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buộc tội

cho rằng ai đó có tội

🇹🇭Thai

กล่าวหา

แสดงว่ามีคนผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

memberatkan

menunjukkan bahwa seseorang bersalah

🇲🇾Malay

membebankan

mencadangkan bahawa seseorang itu bersalah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجريم

تشير إلى أن شخصا ما مذنب

🇮🇷Persian

متهم کردن

نشان می دهد که کسی مقصر است

🇹🇷Turkish

suçlamak

birinin suçlu olduğunu öne sürmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְלִיל

להציע שמישהו אשם

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