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verb
- 1. charge (someone) with an offence or crime: "he was accused of murdering his wife's lover" Similar Opposite
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ACCUSE definition: 1. to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind: 2. If you stand…. Learn more.
1. : to charge with a fault or offense : blame. He accused her of being disloyal. 2. : to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process. He was accused of murder. intransitive verb. : to bring an accusation. accuser. ə-ˈkyü-zər. noun. Synonyms. charge. criminate. defame [archaic] impeach. incriminate. indict.
to say that somebody has done something wrong or is guilty of something. accuse somebody of something to accuse somebody of murder/a crime. accuse somebody of doing something She accused him of lying. be accused of something The government was accused of incompetence. to be falsely/wrongly/unjustly accused of something.
to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind: "It wasn't my fault." "Don't worry, I'm not accusing you." accuse someone of something He's been accused of robbery / murder. Are you accusing me of lying? The surgeon was accused of negligence. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to accuse someone of something.
If you charge someone with misdeeds or misconduct, you accuse that person. If the last piece of devil's food cake is missing, your sister may accuse you of eating it — especially if you have chocolate on your mouth.
If you accuse someone of something, you say that you believe they did something wrong or dishonest. He accused her of having an affair. American English : accuse / əkyˈuz /
1. To charge with a shortcoming or error. 2. To charge formally with a wrongdoing. v. intr. To make a charge of wrongdoing against another. [Middle English acusen, ultimately (party via Old French acuser) from Latin accūsāre : ad-, ad- + causa, lawsuit; see cause.] ac·cus′er n. ac·cus′ing·ly adv.
1. If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it. [...] 2. If you are accused of a crime, a witness or someone in authority states or claims that you did it, and you may be formally charged with it and put on trial. [...] 3. See also accused, accusing. More. Grammar Question.
ACCUSE meaning: to blame (someone) for something wrong or illegal to say that someone is guilty of a fault or crime often + of sometimes used humorously.
accuse. verb [ T ] uk / əˈkjuːz / us. Add to word list Add to word list. B2. to say that someone has done something bad: He was falsely accused of murder. [ + of + doing sth ] She accused Andrew of lying to her. Fewer examples.
