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    accuse
    /əˈkjuːz/

    verb

    • 1. charge (someone) with an offence or crime: "he was accused of murdering his wife's lover" Similar charge withindict forarraign fortake to court forOpposite absolveclearexonerate

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishACCUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ACCUSE definition: 1. to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind: 2. If you stand…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › accuseAccuse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ACCUSE is to charge with a fault or offense : blame. How to use accuse in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › accuseACCUSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › accuseAccuse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishACCUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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 /

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACCUSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ACCUSE meaning: 1. to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind: 2. If you stand…. Learn more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishaccuse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    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.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › accuseAccuse - definition of accuse by The Free Dictionary

    1. to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usu. fol. by of ): He was accused of murder. 2. to blame. v.i. 3. to make an accusation. [1250–1300; Middle English < Old French acuser < Latin accūsāre to blame, charge with a crime = ac- ac - + -cūsāre, v. derivative of causa; see cause] ac•cus′a•ble, adj. ac•cus′a•bly, adv. ac•cus′er, n.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryACCUSE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    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.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › accuseaccuse | meaning of accuse in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    accuse meaning, definition, what is accuse: to say that you believe someone is guilt...: Learn more.