recriminate
/ɹɪˈkɹɪmɪneɪt/ verb
Forms recriminates recriminating recriminated
- verb (ambitransitive) 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.”
Etymology
From Latin recrīminātus, past participle of recrīminō. By surface analysis, re- + criminate.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To return one charge or accusation with another; to chargeback fault or crime upon an accuser.
- verb To accuse in return. South.
Etymology [Pref. re- + criminate: cf. F. récriminer ,LL. recriminare.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “recriminate”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details