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Definition of Accuse
1. Verb. Bring an accusation against; level a charge against. "They want to accuse the prisoners "; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse"
Specialized synonyms: Reproach, Upbraid, Arraign, Recriminate, Charge, File, Lodge
Generic synonyms: Charge
Derivative terms: Accusal, Accusation, Accusative, Accusatory, Accuser, Accusive, Crime, Criminative, Criminatory, Crime, Incrimination
2. Verb. Blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against. "They want to accuse the prisoners "; "He charged the director with indifference"
Specialized synonyms: Blame, Fault, Criminate, Impeach, Incriminate, Asperse, Besmirch, Calumniate, Defame, Denigrate, Slander, Smear, Smirch, Sully, Indict
Derivative terms: Accusal, Accusation, Accusative, Accusatory, Accuser, Accusive, Charge, Charge
Definition of Accuse
1. n. Accusation.
2. v. t. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or offense
Definition of Accuse
1. Verb. (transitive) To find fault with, to blame, to censure. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To charge with having committed a crime or offence. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To make an accusation against someone. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) An accusation - Shakespeare ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Accuse
1. to make an assertion against [v -CUSED, -CUSING, -CUSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Accuse
Literary usage of Accuse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"I think nobody can justly accuse me of sparing myself upon any occasion, but
really I cannot do everything at once. And as for Fanny's just stepping down to ..."
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