Hypertext Webster Gateway: "criminate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Criminate \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
criminate
v 1: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He
charged the man with spousal abuse" [syn: {accuse}, {impeach},
{incriminate}]
2: rebuke formally [syn: {reprimand}, {censure}]
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