Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Criminate \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.

Source : WordNet®

criminate
     v 1: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He
          charged the man with spousal abuse" [syn: {accuse}, {impeach},
           {incriminate}]
     2: rebuke formally [syn: {reprimand}, {censure}]