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accuse
[uh-kyooz]
verb (used with object)
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed byof ).
He accused him of murder.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:to find fault with; blame.
Antonyms:
verb (used without object)
to make an accusation.
accuse
/ ÉĖ°ģĀį³ÜĖ³ś /
verb
to charge (a person or persons) with some fault, offence, crime, etc; impute guilt or blame
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- accusable adjective
- accusably adverb
- accusant noun
- accusingly adverb
- interaccuse verb (used with object)
- nonaccusing adjective
- preaccuse verb (used with object)
- reaccuse verb (used with object)
- self-accusing adjective
- unaccusable adjective
- unaccusing adjective
- unaccusingly adverb
- ²¹³¦Ė³¦³Ü²õ¾±²Ō²µ adjective
- ²¹³¦Ė³¦³Ü²õ±š°ł noun
- ²¹³¦Ė³¦³Ü²õ¾±²Ō²µly adverb
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of accuse1
Example Sentences
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council on Monday, he accused Israel of weaponising food and repeated his call for a full investigation into the attacks near the sites.
The leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd has accused other politicians of shutting him down over calls for a Wales-wide inquiry into grooming gangs.
Gjert, who has accused his sons of a "perfect character assassination", was always of a simple belief.
Itās Exhibit A for those accusing her of fomenting violent protests.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued a rebuke of the changing vaccine recommendations for pregnant women, accusing the U.S.
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When To Use
To accuse someone means to say that they are guilty of a crime or offense.This can happen in everyday situations, such as children accusing each other of not sharing. But accuse is also used in a legal context in the sense of accusing a person of a crime, especially in an official way.Accuse is often followed by the person being accused, the word of, and the specific wrongdoing, as in The teacher accused Ted of cheating. Itās also commonly used in a passive way, as in Ted was accused of cheating. When you accuse someone of something, youāre making an accusation. A person who accuses is called an accuser (especially when the accusation involves a crime). The adjective accused means charged with a crime or other offense. Accused is also used as a noun to refer to a person or people who have been charged with a crime, often as the accused. Statements that suggest or outright say that someone did something wrong can be described as accusatory.Example: If youāre going to accuse them of something that serious, you better have some evidence to back it up.
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