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Verb: criminate  'kri-mi,neyt
  1. Bring an accusation against; level a charge against
    "The prosecutor criminated several suspects in the case";
    - accuse, impeach, incriminate
     
  2. Rebuke formally
    "The committee criminated the employee for violating protocol";
    - reprimand, censure

Derived forms: criminated, criminates, criminating

Type of: accuse, charge, criticise [Brit], criticize, damn [informal], knock [informal], pick apart