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recriminate
re·crim·i·nate R0091500 (rĭ-krĭm′ə-nāt′)v. re·crim·i·nat·ed, re·crim·i·nat·ing, re·crim·i·nates v.tr. To accuse in return.v.intr. To counter one accusation with another. [Medieval Latin recrīminārī, recrīmināt- : Latin re-, re- + Latin crīmināre, to accuse (from crīmen, crīmin-, accusation, crime; see krei- in Indo-European roots).] re·crim′i·na′tive, re·crim′i·na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj.re·crim′i·na′tor n.recriminate (rɪˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt) vb (intr) to return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations[C17: from Medieval Latin recrīmināre, from Latin crīminārī to accuse, from crīmen an accusation; see crime] reˈcriminative, reˈcriminatory adj reˈcrimiˌnator nre•crim•i•nate (rɪˈkrɪm əˌneɪt) v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i. 1. to bring a countercharge against an accuser. v.t. 2. to accuse in return. [1595–1605; < Medieval Latin recrīminātus, past participle of recrīminārī= Latin re- re- + crīminārī to denounce, accuse, v. derivative of crīmen accusation, blame (see crime); see -ate1] re•crim`i•na′tion, n. re•crim′i•na`tive, re•crim′i•na•to`ry (-nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj. re•crim′i•na`tor, n. recriminate Past participle: recriminated Gerund: recriminating
Imperative |
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recriminate | recriminate |
Present |
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I recriminate | you recriminate | he/she/it recriminates | we recriminate | you recriminate | they recriminate |
Preterite |
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I recriminated | you recriminated | he/she/it recriminated | we recriminated | you recriminated | they recriminated |
Present Continuous |
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I am recriminating | you are recriminating | he/she/it is recriminating | we are recriminating | you are recriminating | they are recriminating |
Present Perfect |
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I have recriminated | you have recriminated | he/she/it has recriminated | we have recriminated | you have recriminated | they have recriminated |
Past Continuous |
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I was recriminating | you were recriminating | he/she/it was recriminating | we were recriminating | you were recriminating | they were recriminating |
Past Perfect |
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I had recriminated | you had recriminated | he/she/it had recriminated | we had recriminated | you had recriminated | they had recriminated |
Future |
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I will recriminate | you will recriminate | he/she/it will recriminate | we will recriminate | you will recriminate | they will recriminate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have recriminated | you will have recriminated | he/she/it will have recriminated | we will have recriminated | you will have recriminated | they will have recriminated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be recriminating | you will be recriminating | he/she/it will be recriminating | we will be recriminating | you will be recriminating | they will be recriminating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been recriminating | you have been recriminating | he/she/it has been recriminating | we have been recriminating | you have been recriminating | they have been recriminating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been recriminating | you will have been recriminating | he/she/it will have been recriminating | we will have been recriminating | you will have been recriminating | they will have been recriminating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been recriminating | you had been recriminating | he/she/it had been recriminating | we had been recriminating | you had been recriminating | they had been recriminating |
Conditional |
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I would recriminate | you would recriminate | he/she/it would recriminate | we would recriminate | you would recriminate | they would recriminate |
Past Conditional |
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I would have recriminated | you would have recriminated | he/she/it would have recriminated | we would have recriminated | you would have recriminated | they would have recriminated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | recriminate - return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in returnaccuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" | Translations
recriminate Related to recriminate: surreptitious, uxorious, recriminatory, repudiateWords related to recriminateverb return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusationsRelated Words- accuse
- criminate
- incriminate
- impeach
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