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incriminate

in·crim·i·nate /ɪnˈkrɪməneɪt, ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/verb [transitive]

to make someone seem guilty of a crime

incriminate yourself

  • He refused to answer questions for fear he might incriminate himself.

incriminating adjective

  • incriminating evidence

—incrimination /ɪnˌkrɪməˈneɪʃən, ɪnˌkrɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

maniacal

ma·ni·a·cal /məˈnaɪəkəl/ adjective

behaving as if you are crazy

-maniacally /-kli/ adverb

rowan

ro·wan /ˈrəʊən $ ˈroʊ-/ noun [countable]

a small tree with red berries

ambit

am·bit /ˈæmbət, ˈæmbɪt/ noun [singular] formal

the range or limit of someone's authority, influence etc -> remit

fall within the ambit of something

  • areas falling within the ambit of our research

odour

o·dour British English, odor American English /ˈəʊdə $ ˈoʊdər/ noun [uncountable and countable]

a smell, especially an unpleasant one

odour of

  • the faint odour of damp

strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour

  • obnoxious odours from a factory

THESAURUS

smell something that you can recognize by breathing in through your nose

  • the smell from the kitchen
  • What's that awful smell?
  • the sweet smell of roses

whiff something that you smell for a short time

  • He caught a whiff of her perfume.
  • a whiff of apple blossom

scent a smell - used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal

  • The rose had a beautiful scent.
  • Cats use their scent to mark their territory.
  • the sharp, dying scent of autumn

fragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent

  • the sweet perfume of the orange blossoms
  • Each mango has its own special fragrance

aroma formal a pleasant smell from food or coffee

  • the aroma of fresh coffee
  • The kitchen was filled with the aroma of mines pies

odour British English, odor American English formal an unpleasant smell

  • An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins
  • the odor of stale tobacco smoke

pong British English informal an unpleasant smell

  • What's that horrible pong?

stink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell

  • I couldn't get rid of the stink of sweat
  • The toilet gave off a terrible stench

Reference

  • Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English