recriminate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin recrīminātus, past participle of recrīminō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]recriminate (third-person singular simple present recriminates, present participle recriminating, simple past and past participle recriminated)
- (transitive, intransitive) To accuse in return, state an accusation in return, make a countercharge.
- Tom said Harry had lied, and Harry recriminated by saying Tom had manipulated him.
- 1676, Edward Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church:
- It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently to clear myself in this matter.
- 1847, Emily Brontë, chapter XI, in Wuthering Heights[1]:
- Besides, he might come and begin a string of abuse or complainings; I’m certain I should recriminate, and God knows where we should end!
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[edit]Translations
[edit]to accuse in return
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Italian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]recriminate
- inflection of recriminare:
Etymology 2
[edit]Participle
[edit]recriminate f pl
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[edit]Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]recriminate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of recriminar combined with te
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