Excriminate
/ɪkˈskrɪmɪneɪt/noun
To denounce or reveal someone as guilty; also, to single out or choose out.
Did you know?Excriminate is a real English word, but it’s rare and old-fashioned; it comes from Latin roots tied to “sifting” or “separating,” not from any demonic or occult source.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
crīmen
“a charge, accusation, or fault”
Latin
Latin
crīmināre / discrīmināre
“to accuse; to separate, distinguish”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
excrīmināre
“to single out, accuse specifically”
16th–17th Century
English
excriminate
“to denounce or accuse; to distinguish or single out”
Modern English
English
excriminate
“to accuse or denounce; rare and archaic in standard use”
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