different between accriminate vs recriminate

English

Etymology

ac- (“to”) +? criminate (“accuse”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??k??m?ne?t/

Verb

accriminate (third-person singular simple present accriminates, present participle accriminating, simple past and past participle accriminated)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To accuse of a crime.

Related terms

• accrimination

English

Etymology

From Latin recr?min?tus, past participle of recr?min?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k??m?ne?t/

Verb

recriminate (third-person singular simple present recriminates, present participle recriminating, simple past and past participle recriminated)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To accuse in return, state an accusation in return, make a countercharge.
   • 1676, Edward Stillingfleet, A Defence of the Discourse Concerning the Idolatry Practised in the Church

     It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently to clear myself in this matter.

   • 1847, Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, chapter XI:

     Besides, he might come and begin a string of abuse or complainings; I’m certain I should recriminate, and God knows where we should end!

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Translations

Italian

Verb

recriminate

1. second-person plural present indicative of recriminare
2. second-person plural imperative of recriminare
3. feminine plural of the past participle of recriminare