accuse
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of): He accused him of murder.
to find fault with; blame.
Origin of accuse
1Other words for accuse
Opposites for accuse
Other words from accuse
- 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
Words that may be confused with accuse
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How to use accuse in a sentence
Facebook responded Thursday afternoon with a long statement accusing Apple of trying to distract users from its own privacy issues.
Apple defends decision to delay privacy feature, slams Facebook | Verne Kopytoff | November 19, 2020 | FortuneDespite a new process to remove board members from office, Kevin Beiser – who has been accused of sexual harassment and unwanted touching by four men – is likely to stay on the San Diego Unified school board.
The Learning Curve: Even With Schools Closed, State of District ‘Unstoppable’ | Will Huntsberry | November 19, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoKiken is one of about a half-dozen doctors who have been publicly accused of covertly inseminating patients with their own sperm.
Woman sues after learning ‘anonymous’ sperm donor was her own fertility doctor | Rachel Weiner | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostMore recently, a professor at George Washington University was accused of Blackfishing during her entire professional career.
The marketplace giant has been accused of using data from independent sellers on its website to launch competing products.
Investors are betting that the next Warby Parker will spring from Amazon | Lucinda Shen | November 18, 2020 | Fortune
Accusing his opponents of being locked in a Cold War mind-set, it is Stone who is beholden to old orthodoxies.
Because especially my sister is not capable of doing the stuff that he is accusing her of doing.
There are now up to 19 women accusing him of sexual assault.
The Renegade: Robert Downey Sr. on His Classic Films, Son’s Battle with Drugs, and Bill Cosby | Marlow Stern | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo does his comment about treason, which plugs into the mentality of those accusing the President of sedition and disloyalty.
Paranoia Crept into American Political Life a Long Time Ago | Lewis Beale | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSpeaking to reporters in Ankara, Erdogan said there were critics accusing Turkey of bargaining with ISIS.
And as he stood enmeshed in its sinister thraldom, he thought he again saw her rise and point an accusing finger at him.
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux"Take those men to the guardhouse," he ordered curtly, pointing an accusing finger at Hicks and Bevans.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairI was a devil; my violin was a devil, and the shadows on the wall swayed like accusing spirits.
The Fifth String | John Philip SousaImpatiently I smother the accusing whisper of my conscience, "By the right of revolutionary ethics."
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander BerkmanHoping to terminate the thefts, Johnny complained to the overseer, though without accusing Jack.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
British Dictionary definitions for accuse
/ (əˈkjuːz) /
to charge (a person or persons) with some fault, offence, crime, etc; impute guilt or blame
Origin of accuse
1Derived forms of accuse
- accuser, noun
- accusing, adjective
- accusingly, adverb
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