Inculpate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suggest that someone is guilty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪŋkəlpˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪŋkəlpˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪŋkəlpˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪŋkəlpˌeɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incriminate imply

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beschuldigen

suggerieren, dass jemand schuldig ist

🇫🇷French

inculper

suggérer que quelqu'un est coupable

🇪🇸Spanish

inculpar

sugerir que alguien es culpable

🇮🇹Italian

incolpare

🇳🇱Dutch

beschuldigen

suggereren dat iemand schuldig is

🇵🇹Portuguese

inculpar

sugerir que alguém é culpado

🇷🇺Russian

обвинять

предположить, что кто-то виновен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दोषी ठहराना

सुझाव दें कि कोई दोषी है

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিযুক্ত করা

সুপারিশ করুন যে কেউ দোষী

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்வாங்க

யாரோ குற்றவாளி என்று பரிந்துரைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కల్తీ

ఎవరైనా దోషి అని సూచించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आरोप करणे

कोणीतरी दोषी आहे असे सुचवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઠરાવવું

સૂચવે છે કે કોઈ દોષિત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ತಪ್ಪಿತಸ್ಥರು ಎಂದು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തുക

ആരെങ്കിലും കുറ്റക്കാരനാണെന്ന് നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਕਸਾਉਣਾ

ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦਿਓ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

الزام لگانا

تجویز کریں کہ کوئی مجرم ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

归罪

暗示某人有罪

🇯🇵Japanese

罪を犯す

誰かが有罪であると示唆する

🇰🇷Korean

주입시키다

누군가가 유죄임을 암시하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiển trách

cho rằng ai đó có tội

🇹🇭Thai

ปลูกฝัง

แสดงว่ามีคนผิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendakwa

menunjukkan bahwa seseorang bersalah

🇵🇭Filipino

itanim

iminumungkahi na may nagkasala

🇲🇾Malay

memupuk

mencadangkan bahawa seseorang itu bersalah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تجرم

تشير إلى أن شخصا ما مذنب

🇮🇷Persian

تلقین کردن

نشان می دهد که کسی مقصر است

🇹🇷Turkish

suçlamak

birinin suçlu olduğunu öne sürmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

להחמיא

להציע שמישהו אשם

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