Recriminate (Verb)
Meaning
Return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The politician's opponent refuted the claims, choosing to recriminate by presenting several instances of dishonesty in the politician's past campaigns.
- In a heated argument, the two friends started to recriminate, each one listing off grievances from their entire history of friendship.
- Instead of accepting blame, the CEO decided to recriminate and pointed out several key errors made by the investors.
- The couple's divorce became messy as they began to recriminate, revealing intimate details of their troubled relationship to the public.
- When questioned about the scandal, the manager opted to recriminate by charging his colleague with a series of financial irregularities.