incriminate
/ˌɪnkˈɹɪməˌneɪt/in-KRIH-muh-nayt
/ˌɪnkˈɹɪməˌneɪt/in-KRIH-muh-nayt
Meaningto bring a charge
Common meaning: to make someone appear guilty
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- crimina charge, accusation; an offenceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 482 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘in, into’ + ‘a charge, accusation’ → incriminate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin crīmen ‘a charge, accusation; an offence’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry crīmen, p. 482 · dictionary scan
Roots
- crīmen, -inis Latin “a charge, accusation; an offence”
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