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单词 incriminating
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•crim•i•nate /ɪnˈkrɪməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. Lawto accuse (someone) of a crime:The testimony of the defendant incriminated the others.
in•crim•i•nat•ing, adj.: incriminating evidence.
in•crim•i•na•tion /ɪnˌkrɪməˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
in•crim•i•na•to•ry /ɪnˈkrɪmənəˌtɔri/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•crim•i•nate  (in krimə nāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. Lawto accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault:He incriminated both men to the grand jury.
  2. Lawto involve in an accusation; cause to be or appear to be guilty;
    implicate:His testimony incriminated his friend. He feared incriminating himself if he answered.
  3. to charge with responsibility for all or part of an undesirable situation, harmful effect, etc.:to incriminate cigarettes as a cause of lung cancer.
  • Late Latin incrīminātus past participle of incrīmināre to accuse. See in-2, criminate
  • 1720–30
in•crim′i•nation, n. 
in•crimi•na′tor, n. 
in•crim•i•na•to•ry  (in krimə nə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
incriminate /ɪnˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to imply or suggest the guilt or error of (someone)
  2. to charge with a crime or fault
Etymology: 18th Century: from Late Latin incrīmināre to accuse, from Latin crīmen accusation; see crime

inˌcrimiˈnation n inˈcrimiˌnator n inˈcriminatory adj
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