The difference between Accuse and Criminate
When used as verbs, accuse means to find fault with, to blame, to censure, whereas criminate means to accuse, incriminate, impeach.
Accuse is also noun with the meaning: accusation.
check bellow for the other definitions of Accuse and Criminate
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Accuse as a verb (transitive):
To find fault with, to blame, to censure.
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Accuse as a verb (transitive):
To charge with having committed a crime or offence.
Examples:
"For the U.S. President to be impeached, he must be accused of a high crime or misdemeanor."
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Accuse as a verb (intransitive):
To make an accusation against someone.
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Accuse as a noun (obsolete):
Accusation.
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Criminate as a verb (transitive, construed with '''of'''):
To accuse, incriminate, impeach.
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Criminate as a verb (transitive, construed with '''of'''):
To rebuke, censure, reprimand.