criminate

3 antonyms for criminate — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To accuse someone of committing a crime.

Antonyms

exculpate absolve acquit

Etymology

First attested circa 1591; borrowed from Latin crīminātus, perfect passive participle of crīminō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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