Criminate /(krm"-nt)/

Crim·i·nate

Criminate

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.
  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.