criminate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
    incriminate; impeach; accuse.
    • The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
  2. verb rebuke formally
    censure; reprimand.

WordNet

Crim"i*nate transitive verb
Etymology
L. criminatus, p. p. of criminare, criminari, to criminate, fr. crimen. See Crime.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Criminated present participle & verbal noun Criminating
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913