accriminate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English ac-

English criminate

English accriminate

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkɹɪmɪneɪt/

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Verb

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

1. (Late Modern, transitive, obsolete) To accuse of a crime.

   Synonyms: appeach, criminate, incriminate; see also Thesaurus:incriminate

Related terms

• accrimination