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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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Self-accusing
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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), -cused, -cus·ing.
EXPANDnon·ac·cus·ing, adjective
pre·ac·cuse, verb (used with object), -cused, -cus·ing.
re·ac·cuse, verb (used with object), -cused, -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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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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