incriminateverb [ T ]
uk/ɪnˈkrɪm.ɪ.neɪt/us/ɪnˈkrɪm.ə.neɪt/to make someone seem guilty, especially of a crime:
A secret report incriminating the company was leaked last week.
He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might incriminate himself.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his tools idiom
- accusation
- accusatory
- accusing
- allegation
- attribute
- attribution
- carry
- chalk sth up
- charge
- contributory negligence
- face the music idiom
- finger-pointing
- frame
- hang
- indictment
- opprobrium
- recrimination
- stitch sb up
- thank sb for sth idiom
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incriminating
adjective uk/ɪnˈkrɪm.ɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/us/ɪnˈkrɪm.ə.neɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
incriminating remarks/statements
incrimination
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˌkrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ɪnˌkrɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/