accuse
Use Accuse in a sentence
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.
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.
non·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
Synonyms
1. arraign, indict; incriminate, impeach.
1. arraign, indict; incriminate, impeach.
Antonyms
1, 2. exonerate.
1, 2. exonerate.
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| —vb | |
| to charge (a person or persons) with some fault, offence, crime, etc; impute guilt or blame | |
| [C13: via Old French from Latin accūsāre to call to account, from ad- to + causa lawsuit] | |
| ac'cuser | |
| —n | |
| ac'cusing | |
| —adj | |
| ac'cusingly | |
| —adv | |
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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
a crime" is recorded from 1590s.
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Example sentences
They accuse the department of chronic mismanagement of stocks of wild salmon.
Others accuse the administration of having a double standard.
They consistently exhibit the intolerance of which they so readily accuse others.
If you can't then please don't accuse people who great wealth of somehow unfairly keeping it for themselves.
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