accriminate

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UK/əˈkɹɪmɪneɪt/

verb

To accuse of a crime.

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appeachcriminateincriminateaccusearraignbecrytaxcharge
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Meanings

verbaccriminate (third-person singular simple present accriminates, present participle accriminating, simple past and past participle accriminated)

present singular third person accriminates · participle present accriminating · participle past accriminated · past accriminated

  1. LateModernobsoletetransitiveTo accuse of a crime.

    Synonyms: appeach, criminate, incriminate, accuse, appeach, arraign, becry, tax

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo accuse of a crime.

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appeachcriminateincriminateaccuseappeacharraignbecrytaxchargecriminatehave upincriminateinculpateindict
Also see
accuseappeacharraignbecrychargecriminatehave upincriminateindict

Origin

From ac- (“to”) + criminate (“accuse”).

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APA

accriminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accriminate

MLA

“accriminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accriminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “accriminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/accriminate.

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