criminate

[ krim-uh-neyt ]

/ ˈkrɪm əˌneɪt /

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verb (used with object), crim·i·nat·ed, crim·i·nat·ing.

to charge with a crime.

to incriminate.

to censure (something) as criminal; condemn.

Origin of criminate

1635–45; < Latin crīminātus past participle of crīminārī to accuse. See crime, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM criminate

crim·i·na·tion, noun crim·i·na·tor, noun

Words nearby criminate

criminal syndicalism, criminalist, criminalistics, criminality, criminalize, criminate, criminative, crimini, criminogenic, criminol., criminology

Example sentences from the Web for criminate

"You should not ask him to criminate himself," said Mr Brodrick.

Cousin Henry |Anthony Trollope
These wicked men, thirsting for my blood, had no right to make me criminate myself or my coadjutors.

The Iron Furnace |John H. Aughey
What would become of Richard, the darling brother, whom not to criminate she had sacrificed truth, and would have sacrificed life?

The White Rose of Langley |Emily Sarah Holt
I hastily prepared my defence and resolved on a dignified refusal to criminate myself under any provocation.

Boycotted |Talbot Baines Reed

Mr. Hastings had no right, in order to clear himself of peculation, to criminate the majority with faction.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. VIII. (of 12) |Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for criminate

criminate

/ (ˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt) /

verb (tr) rare

to charge with a crime; accuse

to condemn or censure (an action, event, etc)

short for incriminate

Derived forms of criminate

crimination, noun criminative or criminatory (ˈkrɪmɪnətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective criminator, noun

Word Origin for criminate

C17: from Latin crīminārī to accuse

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criminate

verb (used with object), crim·i·nat·ed, crim·i·nat·ing.

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criminate

verb (used with object), crim·i·nat·ed, crim·i·nat·ing.

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