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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
criminate
    v 1: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The
         neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" [syn: accuse,
         impeach, incriminate, criminate]
    2: rebuke formally [syn: reprimand, censure, criminate]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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            To criminate, with the heavy and ungrounded charge
            of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt,
            independent, and reforming parliament. --Burke.
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   2. To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render
      liable to a criminal charge.
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            Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear
            to criminate him.                     --Macaulay.
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