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ac·cuse  (-kyz)

v. ac·cused, ac·cus·ing, ac·cus·es

v.tr.

1. To charge with a shortcoming or error.

2. To charge formally with a wrongdoing.

v.intr.

To make a charge of wrongdoing against another.

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[Middle English acusen, from Latin accsre : ad-, ad- + causa, lawsuit.]

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ac·cuser n.

ac·cusing·ly adv.

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accuse

Verb

[-cusing, -cused] to charge a person with wrongdoing [Latin accūsāre]

accuser n
accusing adj
accusingly adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accuse - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" criminate, incriminate, impeach reproach, upbraid - express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior" accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" arraign - accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy recriminate - return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return lodge, file, charge - file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
	2.	accuse - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" charge blame, fault - put or pin the blame on accuse, criminate, incriminate, impeach - bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse" asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" indict - accuse formally of a crime

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accuse

verb 1. point a or the finger at, blame for, denounce, attribute to, hold responsible for, impute blame to << OPPOSITE exonerate

verb 2. charge with, indict for, impeach for, arraign for, cite, tax with, censure with, incriminate for, recriminate for << OPPOSITE absolve

Translations

accuse [əˈkjuːz] vt → acusar (= blame); echar la culpa a

accuse [əˈkjuːz] vt to accuse sb (of sth) → accuser qn (de qch)

accuse [əˈkjuːz] vt to accuse sb (of sth) → jdn (einer Sache gen) beschuldigen;

(Law) → jdn (wegen etw dat) anklagen

accuse [əˈkjuːz] vt → accusare

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accuse

v accuse [əˈkjuːz]

(with of) to charge (someone) with having done something wrong They accused him of stealing the car.aanklaيَتَّـهِـمобвинявамobvinitbeskylde; anklagebeschuldigenκατηγορώacusarsüüdistamaمتهم کردنsyyttääaccuser (de)לְהַאֲשִׁיםदोष लगानाoptužitimegvádolmenuduh, menyalahkanásakaaccusare非難する고발하다, 비난하다(ap)kaltinti (kuo)apsūdzēt (kādu)tuduhbeschuldigenanklage, beskyldeoskarżaćacusara acuza (de)обвинятьobviniťobtožitioptužitianklaga, beskyllaกล่าวหาsuçlamak控告обвинувачуватиالزام لگانا ، ملزم ٹھہراناbuộc tội控告

n ˌaccuˈsation [ӕ-]

aanklagإتِّهَـامобвинениеobvinění, žalobabeskyldning; anklagedie Anklageκατηγορίαacusaciónsüüdistusاتهامsyytösaccusationהַאֲשָמָהअभियोगoptužba(meg)vádolástuduhanásökunaccusa非難비난, 고소, 규탄kaltinimasapsūdzībapertuduhanbeschuldiginganklage, beskyldningoskarżenieacusaçãoacuzaţieобвинениеobvinenieobtožbaoptužbaanklagelse, beskyllanการกล่าวหาsuçlama控告звинуваченняالزام ، تہمتsự buộc tội控告

the accused

the person(s) accused in a court of law The accused was found not guilty.aangeklaagdeالمُـتَّـهَـمобвиняемobviněný, obviněná osoba(den) anklagede; (den) tiltalteder/die Angeklagte(r)κατηγορούμενος στο δικαστήριοacusadosüüdistatavمتهمsyytettyaccusé/-éeהַנֶאֱשָׁםअभियुक्तoptuženikvádlotttertuduh, terdakwahinn ákærðiaccusato被告人피고인kaltinamasisapsūdzētais; apsūdzētietertuduhbeschuldigde(den) tiltalteoskarżonyréuacu­zatобвиняемыйobvinený, obžalovanýobtoženioptuženiden anklagadeผู้ต้องหาsanık被告звинуваченийملزمbị cáo被告