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.
To criminate, with the heavy and ungrounded charge of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt, independent, and reforming parliament.
Burke.
2. To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to a criminal charge.
Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear to criminate him.
Macaulay.