inculpate

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/ˈɪn.kəl.peɪt/

verb

To imply the guilt of; to blame or incriminate.

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accuseincriminateindictatwiteblamebumblechallengecop out
OriginLate Latin inculpo →
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Meanings

verbinculpate (third-person singular simple present inculpates, present participle inculpating, simple past and past participle inculpated)

present singular third person inculpates · participle present inculpating · participle past inculpated · past inculpated

  1. lawTo imply the guilt of; to blame or incriminate.

    “In a way that appears suspicious? That seems to inculpate me, perhaps?”

    2007, Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, 4th Estate (2010), page 140

    Synonyms: accuse, incriminate, indict, accuse, atwite, blame, bumble, challenge

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo imply the guilt of; to blame or incriminate.

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accuseincriminateindictaccuseatwiteblamebumblechallengecop outdecrydefamedenouncefaultfingerlay at someone's doorlay onlay something at the feet ofpatronizepoint the bone

More synonyms by meaning

verbsuggest that someone is guilty

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incriminateimply
Broader
expressshowevince
Also see
accriminateaccuseappeacharraignbecryblamechargecriminatedefamehave upimplyincriminateindicttwit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latininculpo
  2. Englishinculpate

From Late Latin inculpo.

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Translations

Polish obwiniać, obwinić
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Spanish inculpar
  • inculparTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

inculpate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inculpate

MLA

“inculpate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inculpate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inculpate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inculpate.

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