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verb (used with object)
1.
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of): He accused him of murder.
2.
to find fault with; blame.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make an accusation.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English ac(c)usen < Old French acuser < Latin accūsāre to call to account (ac- ac- + -cūs-, combining form of caus-; see cause)
1250–1300; Middle English ac(c)usen < Old French acuser < Latin accūsāre to call to account (ac- ac- + -cūs-, combining form of caus-; see cause)
Related forms
ac·cus·a·ble, adjective
ac·cus·a·bly, adverb
ac·cus·ant, noun
ac·cus·ing·ly, adverb
in·ter·ac·cuse, verb (used with object), in·ter·ac·cused, in·ter·ac·cus·ing.
EXPANDnon·ac·cus·ing, adjective
pre·ac·cuse, verb (used with object), pre·ac·cused, pre·ac·cus·ing.
re·ac·cuse, verb (used with object), re·ac·cused, re·ac·cus·ing.
self-ac·cus·ing, adjective
un·ac·cus·a·ble, adjective
un·ac·cus·ing, adjective
un·ac·cus·ing·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. arraign, indict; incriminate, impeach.
1. arraign, indict; incriminate, impeach.
Antonyms
1, 2. exonerate.
1, 2. exonerate.
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Example Sentences
- Accuse your opponent of your misdeeds so that the response with the ring of truth is diminished.
- They accuse the department of chronic mismanagement of stocks of wild salmon.
- Angry fishermen accuse the cormorant of ruining their livelihood and have taken the law into their own hands.
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Word Origin & History
accuse
c.1300, from O.Fr. acuser "to accuse" (13c.), earlier "announce, report, disclose" (12c.), from L. accusare "to call to account," from ad- "against" + causari "give as a cause or motive," from causa "reason." Accusatory is first attested c.1600, from L. accusatorius. Noun accused "person charged with
EXPANDa crime" is recorded from 1590s.
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