accuse

[ uh-kyooz ]
/ əˈkyuz /
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verb (used with object), ac·cused, ac·cus·ing.

to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of): He accused him of murder.
to find fault with; blame.

verb (used without object), ac·cused, ac·cus·ing.

to make an accusation.

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Origin of accuse

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)

OTHER WORDS FROM accuse

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH accuse

accuse allege charge

Words nearby accuse

accusation, accusatival, accusative, accusatorial, accusatory, accuse, accused, accuser, accustom, accustomed, accustomed to
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Words related to accusing

prosecute, sue, name, brand, summon, denounce, cite, blame, arrest, charge, indict, attack, arraign, implicate, allege, complain, litigate, apprehend, attribute, frame

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British Dictionary definitions for accusing

accuse
/ (əˈkjuːz) /

verb

to charge (a person or persons) with some fault, offence, crime, etc; impute guilt or blame

Derived forms of accuse

accuser, nounaccusing, adjectiveaccusingly, adverb

Word Origin for accuse

C13: via Old French from Latin accūsāre to call to account, from ad- to + causa lawsuit
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