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
Examples of ACCUSE
- <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
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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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