criminate

verb

ˈkri-mə-ˌnāt How to pronounce criminate (audio)
Definition of criminatenext
as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against scornfully declaring that he was not the only one to blame, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates

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  1. accuse
  2. indict
  3. incriminate
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  • Complicating matters, the creator of Buffy, Joss Whedon, has been accused of fostering a toxic workplace environment, with Gellar speaking out against Whedon in a 2021 Instagram post.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Kwak is accused of sending special forces troops to parliament during the martial law bid, sparking a dramatic confrontation between soldiers and parliamentary staff.
    Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of accuse
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  • Smirnov's Other Legal Troubles Last month, Smirnov was indicted in a new case on federal tax charges.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • An Orange County mother was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder Wednesday for allegedly killing her 8-month-old son and injuring her 2-year-old son by setting them on fire.
    Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of indict
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  • Jamie then killed his own father to cover that trail, with Beth memorializing the moment in an incriminating photo as Jamie prepared to dump dad’s corpse in the Train Station.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The owner, from Pennsylvania, shared several incriminating pictures of her chihuahua and Jack Russell mix, named Leia, holding pieces of bread in her mouth after wandering into the neighbor's yard.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of incriminate
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