criminate

verb

crim·​i·​nate ˈkri-mə-ˌnāt 

criminated; criminating

transitive verb

: incriminate

crimination

ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən 

noun

Synonyms

• accuse
• charge
• defame [archaic]
• impeach
• incriminate
• indict

Examples of criminate in a Sentence

scornfully declaring that he was not the school's lone drug dealer, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin crīminātus, past participle of crīminārī "to make charges against, accuse," derivative of crīmin-, crīmen "accusation, crime"

First Known Use

circa 1637, in the meaning defined above