Criminate
/ˈkrɪmɪneɪt/
EN
To accuse someone of a crime or criticize them harshly; an archaic formal term.
The witness was called to criminate the defendant in the trial.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'criminari', meaning 'to accuse', from the noun 'crimen' meaning 'crime, accusation'. It entered English in the 17th century.
Translations
简体中文
指控犯罪,谴责
繁體中文
指控犯罪,譴責
日本語
犯罪を告発する,非難する
한국어
범죄로 고발하다,비난하다
Deutsch
anklagen,beschuldigen
Español
acusar de crimen,criticarp
Português
acusar de crime,censurar
Français
accuser de crime,blâmer
Català
acusar de crim,censurar
Tiếng Việt
buộc tội phạm,chê trách
Collocations
criminate a defendantcriminate an opponent
Synonyms
Antonyms
acquitabsolveexoneratepraise
Related Words
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