criminate
[
krim
-
uh
-neyt]
/ˈkrɪm əˌneɪt/
verb (used with object)
,
criminated,
criminating.
1.
to charge with a
crime
.
2.
to incriminate.
3.
to censure (something) as
criminal
; condemn.
Origin
1635-45;
<
Latin
crīminātus
past participle of
crīminārī
to accuse. See
crime
,
-ate
1
Related forms
crimination,
noun
criminator,
noun
Examples from the web for
criminate
Tests with field samples usually cannot dis-
criminate
between effects of individual chemicals.
Thoughtful, sensible people dis-
criminate
between them.
British Dictionary definitions for
criminate
criminate
/
ˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt
/
verb
(
transitive
) (
rare
)
1.
to charge with a crime; accuse
2.
to condemn or censure (an action, event, etc)
3.
short for
incriminate
Derived Forms
crimination,
noun
criminative,
criminatory
(
ˈkrɪmɪnətərɪ
;
-trɪ
)
adjective
criminator,
noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin
crīminārī
to accuse