recriminate vs accuse

recriminate and accuse both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recriminate	No	No	Yes	No
accuse	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, accuse is a hypernym of recriminate; that is, accuse is a word with a broader meaning than recriminate:

recriminate: return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return
accuse: bring an accusation against; level a charge against

Other hypernyms of recriminate include criminate, impeach, incriminate.

recriminate (verb)	accuse (verb)
return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return	bring an accusation against; level a charge against
	blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against