'Criminate' definitions:
Definition of 'criminate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" [syn: accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate]
verb
Definition of 'Criminate'
From: GCIDE
- Criminate \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. [1913 Webster]
- To criminate, with the heavy and ungrounded charge of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt, independent, and reforming parliament. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to a criminal charge. [1913 Webster]
- Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear to criminate him. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Criminate'
- Criminal,
- Criminality,
- Criminally,
- Criminalness,
- Criminated,
- Criminating,
- Crimination,
- Criminative,
- Criminous,
- Criminously,
- Criminousness,
- criminalism,
- criminalization,
- criminalize,
- Criminal action,
- Criminal conversation,
- Criminal law,
- Purchase criminal,
- criminal congress,
- criminal contempt,
- criminal court,
- criminal maintenance,
- criminal negligence,
- criminal offence,
- criminal offense,
- criminal possession,
- criminal prosecution,
- criminal record,
- criminal suit,
- desperate criminal,
- habitual criminal,
- war criminal,
- criminal investigation command,
- criminal intelligence services of canada,
- criminative criminatory incriminating incriminatory,
- u.s. army criminal investigation laboratory,
- us army criminal investigation laboratory,
- united nations crime prevention and criminal justice,
- united states army criminal investigation laboratory