as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice
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Recent Examples of incriminate
Authorities found loads of incriminating evidence after executing search warrants on his trailer and hotel room.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
How, exactly, Joe could release this footage without incriminating himself is not totally clear to me, but Maddie agrees to help him out in exchange for having the video destroyed.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
One of them is to perhaps record incriminating evidence against the bad guys.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
In both instances, Weinstein made incriminating statements, Townsend’s letter said.
—Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
How, exactly, Joe could release this footage without incriminating himself is not totally clear to me, but Maddie agrees to help him out in exchange for having the video destroyed.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
One of them is to perhaps record incriminating evidence against the bad guys.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
In both instances, Weinstein made incriminating statements, Townsend’s letter said.
—Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incriminate
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At least 12 other people are accused of helping the inmates in some way, including another inmate at the same facility.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Later in 2022, Miller was accused of grooming two children and of burglarizing a home in Vermont.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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In 2023, a grand jury indicted Gutierrez-Reed on a felony charge of bringing a firearm into a New Mexico bar on Oct. 1, 2021.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Smerling was previously indicted in January on charges of embezzling from a business partner.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2025
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“Incriminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incriminate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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