recriminate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
verb
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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
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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
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
Experience informs us that the first defence of weak minds is to recriminate.
From Biographia Literaria by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
"I have not come here to recriminate," Mr. Sidney declared.
From Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
They first began to fret and pine, then to murmur, and finally to recriminate.
From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
She criminated Charles, and Charles recriminated and threatened her, and for one night the palace was filled with the noise and uproar of the quarrel.
From History of King Charles the Second of England by Abbott, Jacob
For well know I, that she could have recriminated upon me with a vengeance.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 by Richardson, Samuel
Evidently he paid court to her with so much success that he turned from her and recriminated himself for having his passion aroused by a counterfeit.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Hubbard, Elbert
Thus the unhappy pair unavailingly recriminated, till my cousin Hervey entered, and, with Mrs. Norton, conducted up to her own chamber the inconsolable mother.
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9 by Richardson, Samuel
Such are some of the personalities with which Decker recriminated.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
I think it’s possible to discuss this honestly, even if it causes your wife pain, without simply berating or recriminating.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2019
Byron, be it said to his credit, brought no recriminating charges against his wife.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors by Hubbard, Elbert
A small, unnatural waist, foretells displeasing success and recriminating disputes.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman
Maria, half asleep in the maternal arms, did not hear it, apparently, but the other two children exchanged sudden, recriminating glances.
From The Extra Day by Blackwood, Algernon
Recriminā′tion, the act of recriminating or returning one accusation by another: a countercharge or accusation.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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