incriminate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb suggest that someone is guilty
  2. verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin incrīminātus, perfect passive participle of Latin incrīminō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). First attested in 1736.

In classic literature

Synonyms

imply, inculpate

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