Meaning of CRIMINATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'krimu`neyt
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- [v] rebuke formally
- [v] bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"
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CRIMINATE is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | accuse, censure, impeach, incriminate, reprimand |
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| | See Also: | | animadvert, arraign, charge, criticise, criticize, file, lodge, pick apart, recriminate, reproach, upbraid | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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