[VN] to make it seem as if sb has done sth wrong or illegal:
They were afraid of answering the questions and incriminating themselves. * He was careful not to say anything that might incriminate the others.
incriminating adjective [usuallybeforenoun]:
incriminating evidence
incrimination noun [U]:
He destroyed the files to avoid incrimination.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is incriminate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, incriminate is tagged as verb.
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