ə̇nˈkriməˌnāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
Etymology: Late Latin incriminatus, past participle of incriminare, from Latin in- in- (II) + crimin-, crimen crime — more at crime
1.
a. : to charge with a crime or fault
he incriminated the other boys to the teacher
b. : to furnish evidence or proof of circumstances tending to show the guilt of
the testimony certainly incriminates the brother
those feathers under the cage are enough to incriminate the cat
c. : to involve (as oneself) in a criminal prosecution or the risk of one
unwilling to testify for fear of incriminating himself
2. : to charge with involvement in or establish as sharing responsibility for some undesirable effect or result
eye gnats have been incriminated in some outbreaks of pinkeye
poor lighting is often incriminated in eyestrain
Synonyms: see accuse