Incriminate
Incriminate verb - To make a claim of wrongdoing against.
Usage example: in exchange for a reduced sentence, the thief agreed to incriminate his accomplice
Try and incriminate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Incriminate".
Nearby Words: incriminating, incriminatory
Try
Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
Incriminate and try are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Incriminate" instead a verb "Try".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Booth attempts this in Bones to try and incriminate her father (using a false identity).
Source: I Shall Taunt You -
The Vigilante from Venus also expressed concern that they were going to try to kill her before she went to trial, for fear that she would incriminate them in her testimony.
Source: He Knows Too Much
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