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re-criminate

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re⋅crim⋅i⋅nate

  [ri-krim-uh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
Use re-criminate in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to bring a countercharge against an accuser.
–verb (used with object)
2. to accuse in return.
Origin:
1595–1605; < ML recrīminātus (ptp. of recrīminārī to accuse in turn), equiv. to re- re- + crīmin-, s. of crīmen accusation, blame (see crime ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
re⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅tion, noun
re⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅tive, re⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅to⋅ry  [ri-krim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
re⋅crim⋅i⋅na⋅tor, noun
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Word Origin & History

recriminate 
1603, from M.L. recriminatus, pp. of recriminari "to make charges against," from L. re- "back, again" + criminari "to accuse," from crimen (gen. criminis) "a charge" (see crime).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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