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criminate
CIDE DICTIONARY
criminate, v. t. [L. criminatus, p. p. of criminare, criminari, to criminate, fr. crimen. See Crime.].
- To accuse of, or charge with, a crime. [1913 Webster]"To criminate, with the heavy and ungrounded charge of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt, independent, and reforming parliament." [1913 Webster]
- To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to a criminal charge. [1913 Webster]"Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear to criminate him." [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
criminate
Accusation
VB accuse, charge, tax, impute, twit, taunt with, reproach, brand with reproach, stigmatize, slur, cast a stone at, cast a slur on, incriminate, criminate, inculpate, implicate, call to account, take to blame, take to task, put in the black book, inform against, indict, denounce, arraign, impeach, appeach, have up, show up, pull up, challenge, cite, lodge a complaint, prosecute, bring an action against, blow upon, charge with, saddle with, lay to one's door, lay charge, lay the blame on, bring home to, cast in one's teeth, throw in one's teeth, cast the first stone at, have a rod in pickle for, keep a rod in pickle for, have a crow to pluck with, trump up a charge.For further exploring for "criminate" in Webster Dictionary Online
