He remained silent so as to not incriminate himself.
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Incriminate
//ɪŋˈkɹɪmɪneɪt//
Synonyms for "incriminate" (33 found)
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26 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- incriminar verb (to indicate the guilt of)
- inculpar verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
Finnish
3 entries- osoittaa syylliseksi verb (to indicate the guilt of)
- syyttää verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
- viitata syyllisyyteen verb (to indicate the guilt of)
German
2 entries- belasten verb (to indicate the guilt of)
- beschuldigen verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
Greek
1 entries- ενοχοποιώ verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
Hebrew
1 entries- הפליל verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
Irish
1 entries- ciontaigh verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
Māori
1 entries- whakahīrau verb (to indicate the guilt of)
Polish
4 entries- inkryminować verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
- obciążać verb (to indicate the guilt of)
- obciążyć verb (to indicate the guilt of)
- obwiniać verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
Portuguese
2 entries- incriminar verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
- incriminar verb (to indicate the guilt of)
Romanian
3 entries- incrimina verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
- incrimina verb (to indicate the guilt of)
- inculpa verb (to indicate the guilt of)
Spanish
2 entries- acriminar verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
- incriminar verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
Ukrainian
1 entries- інкримінува́ти verb (to accuse or bring criminal charges against)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Sami didn't incriminate himself.
Source: tatoeba (6711173)
Tom didn't want to incriminate himself.
Source: tatoeba (8340257)
You could incriminate yourself if you aren't careful.
Source: tatoeba (8547342)
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