recriminate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ɹɪˈkɹɪmɪneɪt/
Etymology
From Latin recrīminātus, past participle of recrīminō. By surface analysis, re- + criminate.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To accuse in return, state an accusation in return, make a countercharge.
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!
1847, Emily Brontë, chapter XI, in Wuthering Heights:It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently to clear myself in this matter.
1676, Edward Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church:Tom said Harry had lied, and Harry recriminated by saying Tom had manipulated him.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recriminates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| recriminating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recriminated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| recriminated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (14)
ml പ്രത്യാരോപണം (to accuse in return) · pl obwiniać się nawzajem (to accuse in return) · de zurückwerfen (to accuse in return) · de gegenbeschuldigen (to accuse in return) · de entgegnen (to accuse in return) · fr récriminer (to accuse in return) · fi esittää vastasyytös (to accuse in return) · es recriminar (to accuse in return) · hu viszontvádol (to accuse in return) · el αντικατηγορώ (to accuse in return) · de im Gegenzug beschuldigen (to accuse in return) · de Gegenbeschuldigungen erheben (to accuse in return) · mi whakawāwā (to accuse in return) · mk противобвинува (to accuse in return)