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incriminate

🇬🇧 UK/ɪn'krɪmɪneɪt/🇺🇸 US/in'krimineit/
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Definitions

v.

To make someone appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; to implicate.

使负罪,牵连,归罪于

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
criminaccusation, crime, judgment
+
ateto make, having
=incriminate

Common Collocations

  • 1.incriminate someone控告某人
  • 2.self-incriminate自我控告

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The evidence could incriminate several high-ranking officials.

  • 2.

    The witness's testimony incriminated the suspect.

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