accuse

əˈkjuz

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Definition of accuse - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

personal blameblame someone for a fault or wrongdoing

She accused him of lying.

blame

charge

indict

court case

TECH.

formally charge someone with a crime

TECH.

He was accused of theft in court.

charge

indict

prosecute

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Expressions with accuse

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accuse of foot-dragging

blame someone for being slow or delaying intentionally

The manager accused the team of foot-dragging on the project.

Origin of accuse

Latin, accusare (to call to account)

Terms with accuse included in their meaning

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charge

accusation

accuse formally of a crime

confront

accusation

present someone with evidence to accuse

barking up the wrong tree

exp.

blame accuse

blaming or accusing the wrong person for something

point one's finger at

assign fault

blame or accuse someone of something

point the finger

blame

accuse someone of wrongdoing

file charges

legal

formally accuse someone of a crime with the authorities

frame

crime

falsely accuse someone of a crime

call the kettle black

hypocrisy accusation

accuse someone of a fault you also have

Examples of accuse in a sentence

The witness accused the suspect in court.
The prosecutor decided to accuse him of fraud.
They accuse each other of lying constantly.

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French:accuser, mettre en accusation, ...
German:beschuldigen, ...
Italian:accusare, ...
Spanish:acusar, ...
Portuguese:acusar, imputar, ...
Chinese:指责, 指控, ...
Japanese:非難する, 訴える, ...
Arabic:اِتَّهَمَ, وَجَّهَ التُّهْمَةَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַאֲשִׁים, ...
Russian:обвинять, ...
Ukrainian:звинувачувати, ...
Hindi:आरोप लगाना, अभियोग लगाना, ...
Bengali:দোষারোপ করা, অভিযোগ আনা, ...
Catalan:culpar, imputar, ...
Czech:obvinit, obžalovat, ...
Danish:beskylde, sigte, ...
Dutch:beschuldigen, ...
Greek:κατηγορώ, εγκαλώ, ...
Hungarian:megvádolni, meggyanúsítani, ...
Khmer:ចោទប្រកាន់, ប្តឹងចោទ, ...
Korean:비난하다, 기소하다, ...
Persian:متهم کردن, تفهیم اتهام کردن, ...
Polish:oskarżyć, zarzucać, ...
Portuguese (BR):acusar, ...
Romanian:a acuza, a inculpa, ...
Swedish:anklaga, ...
Thai:กล่าวหา, ตั้งข้อหา, ...
Turkish:suçlamak, ...
Vietnamese:đổ lỗi, tố cáo, ...

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Definition of accuse - Reverso English Dictionary

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Expressions with accuse

Origin of accuse

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Terms with accuse included in their meaning

Examples of accuse in a sentence

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