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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: criminate v 1: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse" [syn: {accuse}, {impeach}, {incriminate}] 2: rebuke formally [syn: {reprimand}, {censure}]
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