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incriminate

/ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/verb

उच्चारण इन्क्रिमिनेट

अपराधी ठहराना, दोषी सिद्ध करना, फँसाना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb

    to make it seem as if somebody has done something wrong or illegal

    अपराधी ठहराना, दोषी सिद्ध करना, फँसाना

    • The letters found in his office incriminated him in the fraud.
    • She refused to answer questions that might incriminate her.

    Synonyms implicate accuse inculpate blame frame

    Opposite exonerate acquit vindicate absolve

◇Word family
incriminating adjectiveincrimination nounself-incrimination noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

implicate accuse inculpate blame frame

Antonyms

exonerate acquit vindicate absolve

?Which word?

Do not confuse incriminate (to make somebody seem guilty) and recriminate (to accuse somebody who has accused you).

Incriminate (किसी को दोषी दिखाना) और recriminate (आरोप लगाने वाले पर उलटा आरोप लगाना) में भ्रम न करें।

§Grammar and usage

Usage: incriminating evidence is evidence that makes somebody seem guilty of a crime.

Usage में incriminating evidence ऐसा सबूत है जो किसी को अपराध का दोषी दिखाता है।