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Added 9 October 2026

incriminate

/ɪnˈkɹɪm.ɪ.neɪ̯t/ verb

Latin root: incrīminātus First recorded: 1736 Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about incriminate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Suggest that someone is guilty.
Bring an accusation against; level a charge against.
The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse

Origin

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

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