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Criminate

Criminate Meaning & Definition
Criminate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Criminate?

[v] rebuke formally
[v] bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Criminate: accuse | censure | impeach | incriminate | reprimand

Related Terms | Find terms related to Criminate:

See Also | animadvert | arraign | charge | criticise | criticize | file | lodge | pick apart | recriminate | reproach | upbraid

Criminate In Webster's Dictionary

\Crim"i*nate\ (kr?m"?-n?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Criminated} (-n?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Criminating} (-n?"t?ng).] [L. criminatus, p. p. of criminare, criminari, to criminate, fr. crimen. See {Crime}.] 1. To accuse of, or charge with, a crime. To criminate, with the heavy and ungrounded charge of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt, independent, and reforming parliament. --Burke. 2. To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to a criminal charge. Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear to criminate him. --Macaulay.

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