incriminate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·crim·in·ate [incriminate incriminates incriminated incriminating] BrE [ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt] NAmE [ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt] verb ~ sb
to make it seem as if sb has done sth wrong or illegal
•They were afraid of answering the questions and incriminating themselves.
•He was careful not to say anything that might incriminate the others.
Derived Words: ↑incriminating ▪ ↑incrimination
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 18th cent. (earlier (mid 17th cent.) as incrimination): from late Latin incriminat- ‘accused’, from the verb incriminare, from in- ‘into, towards’ + Latin crimen ‘crime’.

Example Bank:
•documents of a potentially incriminating nature
•some highly incriminating evidence

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  accuse, impeach, criminate, imply, inculpate