Both Uses of
incriminate
in
The Westing Game
- His father's comment about awarding a medal to the murderer might be incriminating.
p. 46.1incriminating = making someone appear guilty
- But she had removed the incriminating evidence.
p. 98.9 *incriminating = making her look guilty
Definitions:
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(1)
(incriminate) to make someone appear guilty
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely (and more archaically), incriminate can mean to bring an accusation against.