Meanings
present singular third person incriminates · participle present incriminating · participle past incriminated · past incriminated
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
verbbring an accusation against; level a charge against
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Origin
- Latinincrīminō
- Medieval Latinincrīminātus
- Englishincriminate
Borrowed from Medieval Latin incrīminātus, perfect passive participle of Latin incrīminō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). First attested in 1736. By surface analysis, in- + criminate.
More words from Medieval Latin, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan inculpar, incriminar
- inculparto accuse or bring criminal charges against
- incriminarto indicate the guilt of
Finnish syyttää, osoittaa syylliseksi
- syyttääto accuse or bring criminal charges against
- osoittaa syylliseksito indicate the guilt of
- viitata syyllisyyteento indicate the guilt of
German beschuldigen, belasten
- beschuldigento accuse or bring criminal charges against
- belastento indicate the guilt of
Greek ενοχοποιώ
- ενοχοποιώ (enochopoió)to accuse or bring criminal charges against
Hebrew הפליל
- הפליל (hiflíl)to accuse or bring criminal charges against
Irish ciontaigh
- ciontaighto accuse or bring criminal charges against
Māori whakahīrau
- whakahīrauto indicate the guilt of
Polish inkryminować, obwiniać
- inkryminowaćto accuse or bring criminal charges against
- obwiniaćto accuse or bring criminal charges against
- obwinićto accuse or bring criminal charges against
- oskarżaćto accuse or bring criminal charges against
- oskarżyćto accuse or bring criminal charges against
- obciążaćto indicate the guilt of
- obciążyćto indicate the guilt of
Portuguese incriminar, incriminar
- incriminarto accuse or bring criminal charges against
- incriminarto indicate the guilt of
Romanian incrimina, incrimina
- incriminato accuse or bring criminal charges against
- incriminato indicate the guilt of
- inculpato indicate the guilt of
Spanish incriminar, acriminar
- incriminarto accuse or bring criminal charges against
- acriminarto accuse or bring criminal charges against
Ukrainian інкримінува́ти
- інкримінува́ти (inkryminuváty)to accuse or bring criminal charges against
Cite this entry
incriminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incriminate
“incriminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incriminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incriminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incriminate.
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