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
And then how I should like to recriminate, and defend myself indignantly!
From Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century by Paston, George
Do not recriminate; that biting strain Backward and forward will saw love in twain.
From A Century of Emblems by Cautley, G. S.
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 Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2 by Johnson, Samuel
Mrs Fred, screaming and terrified, began to recriminate.
From The Doctor's Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
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