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accuse


ac·cuse

verb \ə-ˈkyüz\

: to blame (someone) for something wrong or illegal : to say that someone is guilty of a fault or crime

ac·cusedac·cus·ing

Full Definition of ACCUSE

transitive verb
1
:  to charge with a fault or offense :  blame
2
:  to charge with an offense judicially or by a public process
intransitive verb
:  to bring an accusation
— ac·cus·er \ə-ˈkyü-zər\ noun
— ac·cus·ing·ly \-ˈkyü-ziŋ-lē\ adverb
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Examples of ACCUSE

  1. <she was accused of lying on the employment application>

Origin of ACCUSE

Middle English, from Anglo-French accuser, from Latin accusare to call to account, from ad- + causa lawsuit
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ACCUSE

Synonyms
charge, criminate, defame [archaic], impeach, incriminate, indict
Antonyms
absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with ACCUSE

abuse, amuse, Andrews, bad news, bemuse, berceuse, chanteuse, charmeuse, chartreuse, coiffeuse, confuse, contuse, danseuse, defuse, diffuse, diseuse, disuse, effuse, enthuse, excuse, ill-use, incuse, infuse, masseuse, misuse, perfuse, peruse, recluse, recuse, refuse, reuse, short fuse, suffuse, Toulouse, transfuse, vendeuse

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