Thesaurus: criminate

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1. v. t. To accuse of, or charge with, a crime.
2. v. t. To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to a criminal charge.
3. v. bring an accusation against; level a charge against
4. v. rebuke formally
5. 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.
6. v bring an accusation against; level a charge against v rebuke formally