Definition of: incriminate

(in·krim′ə·nāt) v.t. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing
1. To charge with a crime or fault; accuse.
2. To show or appear to show the guilt or error of. [<Med. L incriminatus, pp. of incriminare <in- in + criminare accuse one of a crime]
—in·crim′i·na′tion noun
—in·crim′i·na·to′ry (-nə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective