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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] re·crimi·na′tive, re·crimi·na·to′ry (-nə-tôr′ē) adj. re·crimi·na′tor n. |
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