recriminate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of recriminate
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Medieval Latin recrīminātus “accused,” past participle of recrīminārī “to accuse in turn,” from re- re- + crīmin- (stem of crīmen “accusation, blame, charge”; see crime) + -ārī, infinitive verb suffix
Example Sentences
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“I do not condemn, I do not recriminate, and I do not criticize Minister Mandetta,” Bolsonaro told reporters at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia.
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2020
All this supposes, that when the Lord would endeavour to convince them of iniquity, they did rather recriminate, and took not with their own faults.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
Do not let us recriminate, Lady Kirton, or on some scores I might reproach you.
From Elster's Folly by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
She forbears to recriminate by discussing the question of the propriety of attempting such a reënforcement at all, as well as of the disguised and secret manner in which it was intended to be effected.
From The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government by Davis, Jefferson
They do not gradually begin to dispute and recriminate and come to blows or draw the knife, as some of the more hot-blooded people of the South do, when wine excites or spirits cheer them.
From Russian Life To-day by Bury, Right Rev. Herbert
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