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RECRIMINATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recriminate mean? 

RECRIMINATE (verb)
  The verb RECRIMINATE has 1 sense:

1. return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in returnplay

  Familiarity information: RECRIMINATE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RECRIMINATE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they recriminate  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it recriminates  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: recriminated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: recriminated  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: recriminating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "recriminate" is one way to...):

accuse; criminate; impeach; incriminate (bring an accusation against; level a charge against)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

recriminative; recriminatory (countering one charge with another)


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