recriminate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- recrimination noun
- recriminative adjective
- recriminator noun
- recriminatory adjective
- unrecriminative adjective
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”; 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
May not we have leave to recriminate in this place?
From The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell A Gentlen, who, tho' Deaf and Dumb, Writes down any Stranger's name at first Sight; by Defoe, Daniel
At the beginning of the Fifth Night we find; Lorenzo! to recriminate is just; I grant the man is vain who writes for praise.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel
But this is all past, let us not recriminate.
From Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) by Leighton, John
"I have not come here to recriminate," Mr. Sidney declared.
From Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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