Crim·i·nate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Criminated p. pr. & vb. n. Criminating ]
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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