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Webster 1913 Edition
Recriminate
Re-crim′i-nate
(r?-kr?m′?-n?t)
, Verb.
I.
[Pref.
re-
+ criminate
: cf. F. récriminer
, LL. recriminare
.] To return one charge or accusation with another; to charge back fault or crime upon an accuser.
It is not my business to
recriminate
, hoping sufficiently to clear myself in this matter. Bp. Stillingfleet.
Re-crim′i-nate
,Verb.
T.
To accuse in return.
South.
Webster 1828 Edition
Recriminate
RECRIM'INATE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To return one accusation with another.It is not my business to recriminate.
2.
To charge an accuser with the like crime.RECRIM'INATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
recriminate
recriminate
English
Verb
recriminate (third-person singular simple present recriminates, present participle recriminating, simple past and past participle recriminated)
- (intransitive) To accuse in return, state an accusation in return.
- Tom said Harry had lied, and Harry recriminated by saying Tom had manipulated him.
- Bishop Stillingfleet
- It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently to clear myself in this matter.
Related terms
Translations
to accuse in return
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Italian
Verb
recriminate
- second-person plural present indicative of recriminare
- second-person plural imperative of recriminare
- feminine plural of recriminato