recriminate vs criminate

recriminate and criminate both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of recriminate include accuse, impeach, incriminate.

recriminate (verb)	criminate (verb)
return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return	bring an accusation against; level a charge against
	rebuke formally