recriminate
verb
[ rɪˈkrɪmɪneɪt ]
• make counter accusations.
• "his party would never recriminate, never return evil for evil"
Origin:
early 17th century: from medieval Latin recriminat- ‘accused in return’, from the verb recriminari, from re- (expressing opposition) + criminare ‘accuse’ (from crimen ‘crime’).
