criminate

verb

ˈkri-mə-ˌnāt How to pronounce criminate (audio)
Definition of criminatenext
as in to accuse
to make a claim of wrongdoing against scornfully declaring that he was not the only one to blame, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminate
  1. accuse
  2. indict
  3. incriminate
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  • In a separate case, the DOJ accused the company of illegally dominating online ad technology.
    Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Nia Jax accused Bianca Belair of taking out her own partner.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of accuse
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  • He was indicted in July and previously faced two counts of felonious assault and four counts of endangering children.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Swiss federal prosecutors in March indicted Rifaat Assad on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for reportedly ordering murder and torture more than four decades ago.
    DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of indict
Verb
  • Jamie then killed his own father to cover that trail, with Beth memorializing the moment in an incriminating photo as Jamie prepared to dump dad’s corpse in the Train Station.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The owner, from Pennsylvania, shared several incriminating pictures of her chihuahua and Jack Russell mix, named Leia, holding pieces of bread in her mouth after wandering into the neighbor's yard.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of incriminate
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