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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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