1. to accuse or charge with a crime; to incriminate
Usage: formal or legal context; often used in passive voice
2. to serve as evidence against; to tend to prove guilty
Usage: legal or formal usage

Examples

• The witness's testimony did not criminate the defendant.
• The evidence found at the scene could criminate multiple suspects.
• He refused to answer questions that might criminate him.
• The documents were used to criminate the former official.
• She was careful not to criminate herself during the investigation.
• The forensic analysis helped criminate the perpetrator.