CRIMINATE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

criminate

verb

ˈkri-mə-ˌnāt

Definition of criminate

as in to accuse

to make a claim of wrongdoing against scornfully declaring that he was not the only one to blame, he immediately began criminating a host of confederates

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The state attorney general was accused of accepting bribes and abusing his office to help a political donor whom the FBI was investigating.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Russ has a solid roster of people from different stretches of Tyson’s life, from childhood friends to gym partners to follow boxers to family members to several of the women who didn’t divorce him or accuse him of rape.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

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In October, a Newton County grand jury indicted 43-year-old Taiesha Wilson on charges of malice murder, murder, concealing the death of another, identity theft, and more.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
He was also indicted on state security fraud charges in 2015 and federal fraud charges in 2016.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

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Aaron Sorkin wrote and directed the film about a Facebook whistleblower who leaked incriminating documents to a Wall Street Journal reporter.

— Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
The film will follow Freddie, a fixer to Hollywood’s supernatural elite, a man with an almost magical gift for making incriminating things disappear.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

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