criminate
verb
crim·i·nate ˈkri-mə-ˌnāt 
criminated; criminating
transitive verb
: incriminate
crimination
ˌkri-mə-ˈnā-shən
noun 
Synonyms
- accuse
- charge
- defame [archaic]
- impeach
- incriminate
- indict
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
scornfully declaring that he was not the school's lone drug dealer, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin crīminātus, past participle of crīminārī "to make charges against, accuse," derivative of crīmin-, crīmen "accusation, crime"
First Known Use
circa 1637, in the meaning defined above
criminates
verb
as in accuses
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- accuses
- indicts
- charges
- blames
- prosecutes
- impeaches
- incriminates
- sues
- defames
- appeals
- faults
- criticizes
- inculpates
- taxes
- impugns
- books
- recriminates
- summons
- tries
- censures
- reprobates
- arraigns
- denounces
- condemns
- damns
- cites
- chides
- rebukes
- calls (on)
- reports
- implicates
- reproaches
- names
- reproves
- castigates
- retaliates
- informs (against)
- frames
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- exonerates
- champions
- vindicates
- advocates
- defends
- clears
- acquits
- absolves
- exculpates
- justifies
- excuses
- forgives
- remits
- shrives
- pardons