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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.