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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Maher Assad was a former commander of the Syrian military’s 4th Armored Division - which Syrian opposition activists have accused of killings, torture, extortion and drug trafficking, in addition to running its own detention centers.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
In those entries, Fauci discussed his views on the origins of the coronavirus — a topic Paul has accused Fauci of issuing misleading statements on, which Fauci has long denied.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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But a detective with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department quietly began to build a case around it, and in 2023 excerpts from it convinced a grand jury to indict Davis on one count of murder, which Davis denies.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026
Nick Reiner has been indicted on charges of murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, as prosecutors aim to expedite the process of getting to a trial.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

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Kading, who wrote his own book on the case, has said for some time that Davis incriminated himself.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Though the trick watch that recorded Sang-gil’s incriminating meeting with the mayor has been destroyed, Eun-sae backed up the footage.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

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