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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 forput on trial forbring to trial forprosecute forsummonscitemake accusations aboutlay charges againstfile charges againstprefer charges againstimpeach forarchaic:inculpateOpposite absolveclearexonerate
   • ▪ claim that (someone) has done something wrong: "he was accused of favouritism" Similar blame forhold responsible forlay the blame on someone forhold accountable forhold answerable forcondemn forcriticize fordenounce forimpute blame toassign guilt toattribute liability todeclare guiltyinformal:lay at the door ofpoint the finger atstick onpin onOpposite defendhold blameless

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French acuser, from Latin accusare ‘call to account’, from ad- ‘towards’ + causa ‘reason, motive, lawsuit’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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